Take the first train out of Milan bound for Venice and arrive just in time for an early lunch.
Venice, a tantalizing blend of East and West, is a sumptuous city of buildings. It was named the jewel of the Adriatic in its heyday and it remains unsullied by modernity. To visit the city properly, you have to be prepared to walk the streets and to climb the many bridges. If walking becomes tiring, take the vaporetto from Euro 6 per person depending on destination. The Grand Canal is a good place to start and to orientate yourself.
The resting place of St Mark, the Basilica di San Marco is a must-see in Venice. Built in AD 830, it's an exquisite and sumptuous shrine with five low domes and 500 non-matching columns.
Lord Byron once wrote ''I stood in Venice on the Bridge of Sighs, a palace and a prison on each hand.'' Its name seems to derive from romantic fiction rather than hard fact. It has two parallel passageways.
Along the waterfront ,where gondolas moored along the quay and the locals mixed with tourists, is still a place of trade though less exotic than its heyday.
A visit to venice would not be complete without a ride on a gondola.
Venice is small enough to be explored in one day. You can take a late train back to Milan and still be on time for dinner.
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