Venetian intrigue, politics and aristocratic rule married to artisan elegance and a wealthy merchant class, made Venice the jewel of Renaissance culture. See some pictures of the ostentatious of the Doge Palace.
Now see how those who lost favor with the regime lived in the Doge Palace.
Can you spot the inspiration for the cartoon characters Beavis and Butthead?
Here is a taste of the busy water traffic and the crowded water buses we are crammed into.
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