Romantic Venice in Luxury

The power, romance and influence of Venice through the middle ages and the renaissance is celebrated in the seductive and enchanting art and architecture of this unique water bound city in northern Italy. Venice remains one of the most enchanting cities on earth, and the Carlton Hotel is situated right on the Grand Canal making it an ideal base to explore the city. Visit Doge's Palace - once the official residence of Venice's rulers and today housing a prodigious collection of paintings. The famous Bridge of Sighs connects the Doge's Palace to the dark and dismal Piombi jail which once imprisoned Casanova and, of course, St. Marks Square and the splendid Basilica, a fascinating mix of Byzantine and Western architecture. And what visitor could resist taking a gondola ride down Venice's Grand Canal?