Nigel Tisdale
...Winter is a smart time to visit this outrageously beautiful city. The tourist hordes have gone and you're free to wander through a dreamy stage-set filled with ornate chruches, splendid palazzi and blissfully quiet museums. Think misty canals and trips across the lagoon to Torcello, hot chocolate at Florian's on St Mark's Square, fine art at the Galleria dell'Accademia and Peggy Guggenheim Museum - winter days are leisurely and cultured, with plenty of history to unravel...
