Many places throughout the world have been dubbed “the Venice of so-and-so,” serving to highlight the fact that there’s nothing quite like Italy’s somewhat crumbling yet still highly romantic former city state, consisting of 118 islands floating on (actually, some slowly sinking into) a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. That’s why everyone should visit “la Serenissima” at least once in their travels - yet peeling back its layers can take some doing .That's why...  keep reading