Prosecco is more popular than ever and from the bacaros of La Serenissima into the Veneto its qualities are being celebrated – and visiting its producers makes for a great wine holiday, too
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Bucket lists are ruining tourist hotspots – here’s where to go instead
Forget the Taj Mahal and head for Orchha, as well as other lesser-known locations, to help prevent popular destinations getting overrun
10 of the best restaurants near Venice’s major attractions
Want to avoid a shock lunch bill in Venice? Follow our guide to great value, traditional trattorie and bars close to the city’s biggest tourist draws
Venice to divert giant cruise ships away from historic centre
Mayor hails plan to force largest vessels on to less glamorous route far from Grand Canal, but some say plan is unworkable
Venice world heritage status under threat
While the local population dwindles, passengers from giant cruise ships continue to flood into La Serenissima. So how are locals trying to save the city?
Grazie mille, maestro: Monteverdi’s Venice
The 450th anniversary of Claudio Monteverdi’s birth is the cue for a year of music in his home town
Italy’s sleeping beauty: 400-year-old castle near Venice brought back to life
Close to Padua and less than an hour’s train ride from Venice, Castello del Catajo is an enormous newly-restored medieval fantasy with, so far, few foreign visitors
Damien Hirst stakes all on his Venice treasure comeback show
The only thing certain about the artist’s secret exhibition is that he has a lot riding on it
Ian Kelly on Venice: ‘Casanova’s story takes you to the city’s best views’
The Casanova biographer, whose work has inspired a new ballet, finds plenty of traces of the 18th-century lothario amid the city’s canals, bars and alleyways
World view: Behind the masks at Venice carnival
Prepare to party, incognito. A customer is fitted for mask and outfit at Ca’ del Sol workshop in Venice. The city’s carnival runs until 28 February
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