Bow 'flags' (ferri) of gondolas moored on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. The six projections of the ferro symbolise the six districts (sestieri) of the city.
The Rialto Bridge [Ponte di Rialto] (built 1591) over the Grand Canal [Canal Grande] in Venice, Italy, with boats and striped blue/green water markers in the foreground
The Grand Canal and Fondamenta del Vin seen from the Rialto Bridge in Venice; buildings along the canal in the distance, and people enjoying the sunshine in the forground
A lone boatman rows a blue boat along a smooth canal in Murano, Venice, Italy, in evening sunshine; a perfect reflection of a bridge and buildings in the background
Carved lions on balconies of the Ca' d'Oro (built 1421 - 1440) overlooking the Grand Canal [Canal Grande] in Venice, Italy, with gondolas and old buildings out of focus in the background
A fleet of gondolas on the Grand Canal [Canal Grande] in Venice, Italy, with the church of Santa Maria della Salute (1687) visible through the mist in the background
Looking along a perfect calm canal in Burano towards the Venice lagoon, with boats moored by the colourful houses and another entering the canal in the distance