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Free of crowds but full of charm, 'La Serenissima' is at its most atmospheric in winter, says Simon O'Hagan Canal plus: one of Venice's atmospheric waterways Click here for 48 Hours In... Venice map Travel essentials Why go now? Winter is when La Serenissima is at its most hauntingly atmospheric, largely free of summer crowds.

By GAILE ROBINSON It was inevitable that the next acquisition was going to suffer comparison.

Philippe Starck makes his design debut in Italy this month with the opening of the Palazzina Grassi in Venice, a 26-room hotel built above a former Roman spa.

Reading Aria is the manga equivalent of going on a lazy exotic vacation. I previously enjoyed the first volume, but I wasn't bowled over by the lack of plot even though the manga contains beautiful background art.

For less than $10, a ride on Venice's vaporetti lets you belly up to the city's many fine palaces.

On every trip to Italy, I have always gone to Venice. Venice is probably one of the best cities any person travelling to Italy could ever visit.

Here's your chance to explore Venice, Ferrara, Florence, and Rome, complete with scenic train travel.

But therea s much more besides. Sergio Torcellan, concierge at the Hotel Flora, is our guide to good eating in the city which gave the world the table fork and hasna t looked back.

First of all thank you for the Venice advise. We ended up having an amazing meal at Alle Trestiere.

Who says you can't spend Valentine's Day in a luxury hotel on a Venetian island? Not us! We know it's not even Thanksgiving yet, but our minds are already in February, thanks to a new promotion from Leading Hotels of the World .

Gondolas, palaces and 'O Sole Mio"-ahhh, the usual romantic image of Venice . Granted, the city known as "La Serenissima," is quite lovely and enchanting, but also full of money potholes and tourist stereotypes.

A dozen gondolas snaked down the Grand Canal on Saturday in a mock funeral procession bemoaning Venice 's approach to the dreaded status of living museum, with a population now below 60,000. While the largely symbolic threshold is considered by some to signal the end of the city's viability, Venetian officials say reports of Venice's demise are ...

Chelsy Weekley has been doing some extra homework in preparation for her upcoming trip to Italy.

A PROCESSION of gondolas accompanied a pink coffin along Venice's Grand Canal on Saturday in a mock funeral to protest against the steep decline in the city's population.

Press Trust of India Posted: Monday, Nov 16, 2009 at 0507 hrs IST Updated: Monday, Nov 16, 2009 at 0507 hrs IST London: Venice has staged its own 'funeral' in a bid to highlight the drastic shrinking of its native population- 60,000 and falling.

A dozen gondolas snaked down the Grand Canal on Saturday in a mock funeral procession bemoaning Venice's approach to the dreaded status of living museum, with a population now hovering near 60,000. While the largely symbolic threshold is considered by some to signal the end of the city's viability, Venetian officials say reports of Venice's demise ...

VENICE is set to hold a symbolic funeral of itself today, as the population has fallen below the key figure of 60,000. The famous lagoon city's population has been dwindling over the past 50 years as locals are forced out by high rents and replaced by millions of tourists.

For the last eight days we have been tourists again. We have eaten fabulous food, soaked up sunshine, and gone sightseeing without changing our accommodation.

WORK BY CANALETTO'S AT THE PEAK OF HIS CAREER: Entrance to the Grand Canal Looking East.1744.Oil on Canvas.Royal Collection, UK.

IF VENICE ever sank into its lagoon, the worldwide tourist industry might never recover.