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ITALIAN ADVENTURE

There’s a quieter and more restful mood in Venice nowadays, and arriving on a small ship feels just right.

Since the summer of 2021, the biggest cruise ships have no longer sailed along the Giudecca Canal, towering over the crumbling palazzi and leaning bell towers. Now, they’re out of sight and, to the Venetians who campaigned against their presence, out of mind, docked at the ferry terminal across the lagoon.

‘It’s a wonderfully relaxing and immersive way to see Venice’

Small ships, however, still occupy prime position in the city, docked at San Basilio on the Giudecca,, arguably the sleekest of them all, offers week-long itineraries from here, spending a few nights in the city and making forays out to the islands of the Venice Lagoon. It’s a wonderfully relaxing and immersive way to see Venice.