Venice's Rialto Bridge at Night

The Rialto Bridge is the oldest of four bridges that span the Grand Canal.  It was constructed between 1588 and 1591.

If you consider the fact that an average of 80,000 people visit Venice each day -- it's a popular cruise ship destination -- then it's likely that this is one of the hundreds of thousands of photos taken of this bridge yesterday.  

On the beaten path, Venice is a retail Disneyland.  Off the beaten path, it's a very different place.