Venice Walk, London

Little Venice is the point where Regent's Canal meets the Grand Junction Canal. It may not have quite the glamour of Venice, but it has its own picture-postcard charm. The canal is lined with weeping willows, and flanked by graceful stucco Regency mansions, many designed by the celebrated architect John Nash. On a sunny day, there's nothing finer than sitting in a canal side cafe, as sunlight glimmers on their brilliant white columns. Houseboats and barges in bright red, dark green or navy line the canal, with names like "Maurice, "Old Badger" and the "Scarlet Pimpernel". Some have window boxes spilling over with geraniums, others elaborately decorated nameplates. Ducks and geese swim along the canal, and you may see a heron or two. An island in the centre is called Browning's island, after the poet Robert Browning who lived nearby.