Venice (city of masks, canals and gondolas) is also the perfect place from which to explore other gems in the Veneto region. Discover some of the trips you can take from Venice and enjoy the surroundings.

If you’re going to Venice soon, you’re bound to have thought of taking a gondola ride. But you might not have thought of steering the gondola yourself!

Canals, palaces, gondolas and carnival masks: Venice is so unique and fascinating that everyone is immediately enchanted, including children!

Venice with it’s canals, palaces, labrynith like streets, mulitude of bridges, gondolas, islands and carnival is one of the most beautiful cities in Italy. The beauty of Venice is undeniable in fact it has been described as the most beautiful city built by man it is also considered to be one of the most romantic cities i n Europe. The beauty and romanticism of Venice is reflected in our apartment of the week, The Moro IV.

Have you ever dreamed of spending Christmas in Venice? Arriving at the city of canals by water taxi, seeing its Renaissance palaces appear slowly before your eyes and its golden lights reflected in the water?

Venice is often referred to as a “living museum”. Said to have the highest amount of art per square metre of anywhere in the world, La Serenissima is the icing on the cake of old Europe; one of man’s greatest and most frivolous collective achievements.

In Friendly Rentals, we’ve recently premiered our new destination: Venice. So, when it came to choosing our apartment of the week, the obvious choice was one of our brand new places to stay in the city of canals; more specifically in the Grand Canal…