Grand Canal, detail of ornately decorated palazzi, brightly coloured poles for mooring gondolas, late afternoon golden light, Venice, Italy

Grand Canal, detail of ornately decorated palazzi, brightly coloured poles for mooring gondolas, late afternoon golden light, Venice, Italy

Burano canal with moored boats and reflections of brightly coloured buildings

Parked gondolas parked in rows, reflected in water at night, close up view, Venice, Northern Italy

Facade of palace in front of canal, laundry hanging under green shuttered windows, red boat moored in front, Venice, Italy

Building reflected in quite canal - three boats moored at side

Close up of bridge arch over canal, with moored boat and building reflections, sunny autumn morning in Venice, Northern Italy

Traditional multi-coloured townhouses and moored boats on canal waterfront, Copenhagen, Denmark

canal with gondola, boats moored and building reflection

Night view of Grand Canal with Palazzo illuminated at dusk, silhouetted couple in brightly lit foyer talking to gondolier in striped shirt, autumn in Venice, Northern Italy

View of canal with motorboat travelling under bridge, other boats moored in early morning sunshine with reflections changing in the wake, Venice, Italy

Building reflected in quite canal - boats moored at side

Brightly coloured boat moored, with building reflections in canal