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sance altarpieces and Grand Canal views framed by Venetian Gothic splendour.
Stop for cloudlike hazelnut gelato at Gelateria Ca' d'Oro ( Click here ) before your
tour of Ghetto synagogues begins at Museo Ebraico ( Click here ).
Sublime cicheti and DOC wines await at Al Timon ( Click here ) , before
heading across the Grand Canal for chamber-music concerts under rosy,
Sebastiano Ricci cherub ceilings at Palazetto Bru Zane ( Click here ). For a diabol-
ically decadent twist, end the night with a glass of Amarone and snacks at I
Rusteghi ( Click here ).
Day Four
Island-hop the day away, beginning with Byzantine splendour in Tor-
cello's Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta ( Click here ). Head to the col-
ourful island fishing village of Burano ( Click here ) for photo-ops and lagoon sea-
food lunch in the Venissa vineyard.
Hit Murano glass showcases - gently - to score museum-quality table-
ware. Take the vaporetto from Murano to San Zaccaria, where you'll
catch another vaporetto to reach Palladio's Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore
( Click here ) as the afternoon sun turns it pure gold. Check out the Tintorettos by
the altar, then nip around back to see contemporary art at Fondazione Giorgio
Cini ( Click here ).
Hop one vaporetto stop to Giudecca for dinner canalside at I Figli delle
Stelle ( Click here ) , with stirring views of San Marco and occasional
weekend jazz shows. From May through September, take the vaporetto to the
Lido for Venice Film Festival premieres, free concerts and DJ sets on the beach.
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