Conviviality in Venice is understated and civilised. Forget wild clubbing into the wee hours, and think along the lines of a bottle of wine and a platter of good cicheti (bar snacks) set off by a ...

The restaurants, wine bars, workshops and cultural spaces that reveal a more local, less polished side of Venice.

Caffe Florian claims to be the oldest café in Italy, and the second-oldest in Europe. It's also the stuff of legend. The Venetian café was where some of history's most revered writers — including ...