This story appears in the May 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. Grand Canal barges have no fancy names, no mermaids planted on the bow, no corny sayings painted on the stern. Instead ...

The Grand Canal dates back to 486BC and represents the greatest masterpiece of hydraulic engineering in the history of mankind. The waterway was included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO in ...

Nowhere in Italy, where calamity comes embellished with rococo gestures and embroidered ... is as Venetian as the curves of the Grand Canal. Cacciari, whose reputation for arrogance rivals his ...

Holly D. Johnson Considered to be the main street of Venice, the roughly 2-mile Grand Canal is one of the city's most popular and highly photographed attractions. Recent travelers recommend hiring ...

Nestled along the Strip, The Venetian replicates the highlights of Venice, complete with gondola rides along the Grand Canal. Visitors can get a taste of what life is like in the Queen of the ...

A number of tents used by asylum seekers were removed from a section of the Grand Canal in Dublin yesterday evening. Gardaí said that the occupants of the tents at Percy Place were provided with ...

five-story rococo retreat planted on an idyllic stretch of the Grand Canal in the quieter San Polo district has the most expensive entry-level rates in Venice. On the other hand, while this hotel ...

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More than 25 swans have been found dead in a London canal. Charity Swan Support said it began at the end of September when volunteers discovered several of the dead birds along the Grand Union ...

For a taste of Georgian-style luxury, the townhouse bedrooms in the Main House of the Merrion Hotel are decorated in 18th-century style with rococo plasterwork and ... Anantara the Marker Dublin on ...