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| Venice |  Venice boasts of the neighborhoods of Cannaregio, San Marco, San Paulo, Castello, Dorsoduro, the island of Giudecca, the Lido and the great shopping area known as Mercerie. You may take a private boat tour to the islands of the lagoon - Murano, Burano and Torcello, private and "secret gardens" of Venice, Chioggia, Verona and the Valpolicella region, Vicenza and Palladian villas along the Brenta River, and Padua.
Enjoy museums in Venice such as Ca'Rezzonico ( Robert Browning's former Venetian residence, 18 th Century art), Gallerie dell' Accademia (14th to 18th century art), Peggy Guggenheim Collection (modern art), Scuola Grande di San Rocco (church with stunning Tintoretto paintings), Museo Correr (14th-16th Century art), Cà Pesaro (modern art), Fortuny Museum (textiles), Palazzo Mocenigo (textiles and costumes), Casa Goldoni (birthplace of Goldoni, 18th century playwright; period costumes, a model theater, and marionettes), the Biennale (contemporary arts and architecture), Cà d'Oro (Venetian and Flemish art), the Glass Museum on Murano and the Lace Museum on Burano. Other attractions here are churches and palaces like Santa Maria della Salute, Ducal Palace and Bridge of Sighs, St. Mark's Basilica. Visit local settings like bacari, informal, tiny bars where locals drink and eat traditional Venetian snacks, the Rialto market, and designer shops selling collectors' Carnevale Masks, Fortuny-inspired velvet and silk accessories, handmade artistic marble paper, and galleries.
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