Sights and attractions in Venice, Italy

St. Mark’s Square with St. Mark’s Basilica in the background.

Tourists explore a terrace at St. Mark’s Basilica.

Gondolas jam a canal near St. Mark’s Square.

A group prepares for a gondola ride across from San Giorgio Maggiore Island in the upper right.

A rainy day along the Grand Canal near the Rialto Bridge.

Dusk along the Grand Canal.

A canal behind St. Mark’s Basilica.

The Basilica of St. Mary of Health, constructed in the 17th century, lies south of St. Mark’s Square.

The Grand Canal seen from the Basilica of St. Mary of Health.

A canal near the Basilica of St. Mary of Health.

A scultpure resting atop Punta della Dogana museum.

The Grand Canal near the Academy Bridge.

Love locks attached to the Academy Bridge.

A man transports a refrigerator on a boat through a picturesque Venice canal.

“Comet Glass Star” by glassmaker Simone Cenedese is an attaction on Murano Island.