Tourist tips

• Behind Rialto Market are some of Venice's most picturesque streets

• Ca' Pesaro gallery has works by Bonnard, Matisse, Miro and Kandinsky

• Gelaterie usually serve coffee and drinks as well as extraordinary varieties of ice cream

• The best bed and breakfast establishments are called 'locanda'

• Stamp your ticket on the platform machine before boarding a train or you could get a hefty fine