Given its peculiar name by Lord Byron, Venice's Bridge of Sighs still emanates history from its every surface. Built in 1602 after the design by the nephew of Antonio da Ponte (of Rialto bridge fame), the covered stone structure connects the New Prison with the Doge's Palace. The view of Venice through the bridges windows and stone grills was the last that convicts saw before serving their sentences, and legend has it that if a couple kisses on a gondola underneath during sunset while the bells of the Campanile are ringing, they shall be granted eternal love and bliss. Take the tour at the Doge's Palace to see that grave, sigh-inducing view for yourself.
