Venice delights every heart. In September, contemporary culture connoisseurs and popular traditional aficionados thrill in unison.

The Biennial, when Venice glitters and once again becomes the city of receptions, balls and Palaces. The focal event is the La Mostra Film Festival and the awarding of the Golden Lion. This is your chance to catch a glimpse of Catherine Deneuve or Pedro Almodovar, both of whom have been nominated. But the Biennial is also a cultural patchwork, where all schools of art meet. On the program, the International Theatre Festival, with performances of the masterworks of Pasolini and Testorini, and the International Architecture Exhibition, showing a series of visionary projects on the theme of metamorphosis.

If Venice is still first and foremost a city of romanticism and gondoliers for you, add a detour to the Little Market of Miracles, a flea market that will spice up to your visit. And, whatever you do, don't miss the Burano regatta, the final great gondola race of the season. An essential stop before sipping a strong cup of espresso on the terrace of a trattoria.