A recording has emerged of the captain of a cruise ... from the city's Giudecca canal. The Giudecca, which passes close to the popular St Mark's Square, is one of Venice's major waterways.

Captain Hook speeds by on a bicycle, a wanton Casanova freshens his ruby-red lipstick at a nearby café table, and a Mercedes 300SL navigates the Grand Canal. The ethereal timelessness of Venice ...