The Campanile:

San Giorgio Maggiore:

Palladio's church viewed from San Marco.

Morning delivery:

Magical mornings:

Venice is beautiful at any time,

but especially in the morning when there's not many people around:

An almost deserted Piazza San Marco:

An early morning gondola ride:

A richly decorated building:

More Burano:

Where does this lead?

No touching allowed:

Much less crowded than Venice:

A working canal:

Contrasts:

The old...

...and the new

Burano Life:

A partially coloured house:

An amazing doorway:

Daily life:

Laundry:

Main Street:

Burano:

Our first glimpse of Burano from Mazzorbo:

Brightly coloured houses:

Bikes are permitted in Burano:

Burano has a small canal system:

Murano glass:

We watched the artisan craft this delicate horse in less than 2 minutes!

An elaborate chandelier:

This style can be found in Peles Castle in Sinaia, Romania:

A Murano glass pipe tree:

Basilica dei Santi Maria e Donato:

Mosaics:

A few of the glorious mosaics on the Basilica di San Marco:

Basilica di San Marco:

Palazzo Ducale:

The Piazzetta San Marco facade of the the Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace) features sumptuous Istrian stone Gothic columns and pink Veronese marble:

Look for the two darker columns in the photo above - the 9th and 10th columns. Death sentences would be read out from here!

Porta della Carta - the main entrance to the Palace:

The Basilica and the Palazzo - glorious examples of Venetian grandeur:

Ponte di Rialto:

Since 1180 it's been possible to cross the Grand Canal here. This version was designed by Antonio de Ponte and completed in 1592:

A single arch span of 28m high and 7.5m wide allows all manner of traffic to pass underneath:

A shrine at the base of the Rialto bridge:

Surprises around every corner: