For most people, Venice is the first destination that pops up when we think of canal cities. Sure, it’s iconic and amazing, ...

St. Mark’s Basilica (above) reflects the apogee of Venetian influence: gilded ornamentation, including equine figures looted from Constantinople in 1204, caused it to be known as the Chiesa d’Oro ...

Venice's population has shrunk to its lowest-ever level, with over 12,000 people moving out of the city's main island since ...

For a city smaller than most European capitals, Chester’s global triumph is nothing short of remarkable. It may lack the ...