Italy has lots of festivals and special occasions that are celebrated annually and Italian festivals are a great way to party whilst immersing yourself in the culture.
France in my opinion is horribly underrated by a lot of Britons today, many of us pack ourselves off to far away destinations, paying for costly flights and putting up with jet lag.
Venezia is still one of the most interesting and lovely places in the world, it’s virtually the same as it was six hundred years ago, which adds to the fascinating character.