MAY INTERESTING WE LIVE IN TIMES

There is no doubt that upon visiting Venice, one — plus any other of the 30 million or so visitors coming to La Serenissima each year, making it very un-serene — wants to pay homage to the great spots of the sightseer. No visit would be complete without checking out the news on the Rialto Bridge, a look at the Ponte dei Sospiri, and of course the ultimate destination of St Mark’s Square and the Campanile. And yet, with a walk of just a few minutes, one is away from the hustle and bustle, the signs to be beware of pickpockets, the pushing punishing crowds, the dawdling