Venice is a city of splendid palaces and numerous bridges linking islands divided by canals. It's the most romantic and serene city not just on the Adriatic, but on the world (Paris, if you'll forgive us). The city of Doges and gondoliers, the city of biennales and carnivals. The whole city is a magnificent work of art, one big museum that should be visited at least once in a lifetime. The more so because the unique city is gradually going under water - perhaps by the year 2100 Venice will no longer be livable.