Italians love techno. And with clubs like Il Muretto, it's easy to see why. Opened every summer — with the occasional event in-between — as an open-air colosseum of clubbing carnage, this 4000-capacity arena is worlds away from the peaceful gondola romance kilometres away.

Situated around the bay from Venice, this club is the jewel of Jesolo and not just because of its jaw-dropping scale. Loco Dice, Ben Klock, Dubfire and Sven Väth are just some of the monolithic names involved over the past six months.