Venice: City of Dreams

Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide © 2012 | After sorting through the monuments of Venice's powerful past, we'll trace its decline from Europe's most powerful city to its most hedonistic one. We'll cruise the Grand Canal, luxuriate in a venerable café, and savor fresh fish canal-side with Venetian friends. Becoming as anonymous as possible in this city of masks, we'll be dazzled by masterpieces of the Venetian Renaissance and get intimate with the city of Casanova...on a gondola in the moonlight. #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #venice

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[khalidsaleh]

Venice and Florence are two master pieces of history and beauty.

[haydenbarbosa]

I absolutely love Venice!!!! It is a BEAUTIFUL, enchanting, romantic and colorful city !!! Probably the most lovely cities in the

[redtexan]

These videos have been very helpful as of late. I mean, I never have the kind of money to go on European vacations in the first place, but in a time when the entire world has been more or less closed for maintenance, it’s nice to have all these videos available and feel like I’m still able to get out and about. Thanks Rick Steves.

[Phealey]

I highly recommend visiting here! It was absolutely amazing! You will NEVER see anything like it anywhere else! An entire city surrounded by water instead of roads. Its also frozen in time, and you really feel like you traveled back in time to the renaissance period. A magical place it was!

[thidayouern]

I love all your videos, Europe is dream place on earth, plenty foods and rich cultures, especially European people’s Heart ❤️ makes the world a better place.

[vcom]

I've visited Venice a dozen times over the years. I never tire of this beautiful city!

[mariab]

Venice is the queen of the Adriatic Sea and it really is. Thanks for your video.

[topotondo]

Wow! The place Rick is eating at 13:40 is Cantina Do Spade, I was there just this January with my boyfriend who is from the Venetian mainland. We randomly decided to pop in for some cicchetti and it was fabulous! So happy to see it featured here, since it is a good representation of local fare. I HIGHLY recommend baccalà mantecato (creamed cod - my favorite food in Italy to be honest), sarde in saor or zucca in saor (if it's available) - sardines or pumpkin in a sour sauce, and the calamari ripieni (stuffed squid)! Try some of the Raboso wine!

[VivienneMarquez]

Unforgettable ...I am in Venezia I I don't want to leave

[arela]

Monsieur Steves you’re the greatest History teacher I learned a lots I enjoyed listening to your lovely voice, god bless and peace excellent

[RoKer]

I'm watching this as I'm preparing to go to Venice next month! I love Rick Steves and growing up with his travel videos. Definitely an influence on my love for travel <3

[majidalmehrej]

Many thanks for Mr.Rick for these fabulous media products about famous places. I found it very useful for tourist purpose, entertaining watching and educating special for history. (not to mention his spirit)

[abunaserikram]

Enjoyed the beauty and the grandeur of Venice.

[craigtimmons]

Just got off the plane.
RS guide of Italy in hand.
10 days of memory making coming my way!

Thanks Rick (and company)!

[mscorrigan]

What a wonderful, beautiful experience watching this video. Rick is an amazing tour guide r and took us to Venice in minutes. I was totally captivated and just simply fell in love with this city of dreams. A true escape at the touch of a button! Venice blew me away!

[laurascreamermagazine]

Was fortunate enough to visit Venice 3 times this year and became engaged there.

[pb]

I really enjoy Rick Steves' appreciation of sacred art in all his videos. Always has great suggestions for splendid visits!

[Imt_]

I visited Venice 3 years ago.It is just magnificent.

[mudassarmedi]

Venice is truly a fantasy city and Steve you are introducing such Europe to the world

[mariorossi]

Venice is Venice! No other city can be compared to this diamond of beauty.