Venice? Private? Hah. With 20 million visitors a year, you can't possibly hope to feel like you have this eternally beautiful city all to yourself.
But you can try. Because while the sights you share with countless, faceless others are truly stunning, they are just easy pickings.
And while the Venice of the Grand Canal, of the Doge's Palace, the Venice of the Piazza and Basilica San Marco is as beautiful and evocative of a splendid past as anything you've ever seen...
... it is the Venice of the narrow side streets that is the most special, because it is the Venice that will become your own.
Thankfully, the city provides no shortage of these small, winding alleys to get lost in. And I was happy to share my own private Venice with the love of my life, and with one of my dearest friends (and the love of her life!).
Far away from the grand piazzas and palaces, and close to sunset, after the hordes of day trippers have gone home, is the best way to find your own private Venice. This is what mine looks like.
