The Peggy Guggenheim Collection houses a first-class collection of 20th-century art from Dali to Duchamp in a beautiful white palazzo on the Grand Canal, and the Punta della Dogana, a contemporary art centre at the tip of Dorsoduro, contains the modern art collection of Francois Pinault, the CEO of Kering, which owns labels like Gucci and Saint Laurent.

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And if you just can't wait to be king, get the royal treatment right on the resort's grounds, where you'll enjoy hotel perks like full kitchens in each villa, big-screen TVs, 13 outdoor heated swimming pools, screened-in patios, 13 hot tubs, a fitness centre and a Disney movie theatre, all overlooking beautiful Lake Wilson.

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The beautiful colonial house with ample courtyard and garden space is still a centre for Mayan research and a base to sell handicrafts produced in outlying indigenous communities.

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At the centre, a large, reclining figure by Henry Moore serenely soaks up the beautiful sunlight.

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