Around the western lip of the Old Harbour is a gorgeous web of little car-free alleys.
These are laid with the typical dark marble paving stones with cement coated with the same brilliant white paint as the houses.
It’s the waterside that gives Little Venice its nickname, where restaurants open on to a narrow path less than a meter above the sea and tables for couples line the way.
These buildings have slightly shambly wooden bay window boxes and balconies painted in blues and greens.
Facing west, the sunsets are impossibly beautiful, so try to get a table before twilight, and look down round to see the windmills catching the last rays.
