Holly 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. One of the best ways to experience ...

A jewel of a city audaciously built on 118 tiny islands and a network of waterways, Venice is an imperiled ... the sleek gondolas can detour off the Grand Canal into smaller, less-traveled waterways.

is far below the 25,000 gross ton maximum for vessels entering the Venice lagoon, but it’s too large to be allowed anywhere near the Grand Canal, the Italian city’s most scenic waterway.