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Located along the Adriatic coast in northeast Italy, Venice is one of the world’s most famous cities for one simple reason; the entire city is built on a lagoon. The city is made up of a total of 117 individual islands with nearly 200 canals running between. The city’s canals and waterways, along with some stunning architecture, are definitely a sight to be seen.
Approximately 20 million people plan a trip to Venice every year. Some arrive at nearby Marco Polo International Airport and stay for a weekend or more. Most however, only visit for the day. About 18 million people annually take advantage of cruises and other tours making their way to the floating city.
Whether you’re in the city for a few hours or a few days, there is plenty to see. The city’s unique structure makes walking its streets an adventure, while the exquisitely designed buildings are something that simply can’t be missed.
Venice’s main attractions are Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica. Doge’s Palace was home to Venice’s supreme ruler before the city became part of Italy. Today it serves as a museum. Visitors taking a tour of the palace can expect to cross the famed Bridge of Sighs. St. Mark’s Basilica was once the palace’s chapel, but today serves as the city’s cathedral. As with many of the city’s favored sites, both of these landmarks are located at the Piazza San Marco, Venice’s main square.
The city is also known for its many cafés, restaurants, and boutiques, all of which add to any stroll.
Of course, no Venice trip plan is complete without a gondola tour of the Grand Canal and the city’s other waterways. As you pass under any of the city’s 409 bridges, you’ll soon realize why Venice as a whole is considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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From Trip: Europa
By: flxcat
Boat in the canal
From Trip: Italy
By: bubbles_suzie
POI's:- Bridge of Sighs
- Grand Canal (Venice)
- Piazza San Marco
- St Mark's Campanile
From Trip: Italy
By: benleylr@yahoo.com
POI's:- Bridge of Sighs
- Grand Canal (Venice)
From Trip: Europe Trip
By: JosieWeller
POI's:- Bridge of Sighs
- Piazza San Marco
- Grand Canal (Venice)
From Trip: Europa Fonseca-Aguilera Family Vacation 2014
By: guayo
POI's:- Piazza San Marco
- Bridge of Sighs
- Grand Canal (Venice)
- Campo San Polo
- St Mark's Basilica
- Rialto Bridge
From Trip: trip#1
By: iceberg
POI's:- Harry's Bar (Venice)
- La Fenice
- Rialto Bridge
From Trip: Eurotrip
By: kandielyse
Canals; Gondola ride!
From Trip: Europa
By: Anso
POI's:- Ca' Vendramin Calergi
- Ponte degli Scalzi
- Campo San Polo
- Grand Canal (Venice)
- Ca' Pesaro
- Ca' d'Oro
- Il Gobbo di Rialto
- Rialto Bridge
- St Mark's Basilica
- St Mark's Clocktower
POI's:- Bridge of Sighs
- Museo Correr
- Palazzo Grassi
- Ca' Rezzonico
- St Mark's Campanile
- Caffè Florian
- Piazza San Marco
From Trip: Italian Road Trip
By: TravellingMK
POI's:- Piazza San Marco
- Grand Canal (Venice)
- Bridge of Sighs
- Rialto Bridge
- Caffè Florian
From Trip: Italy Driving Tour
By: RoccoRosa
POI's:- Grand Canal (Venice)
- Ponte degli Scalzi
From Trip: Italy and Greece 2014
By: LuCheng
POI's:- Grand Canal (Venice)
- Piazza San Marco
- Bridge of Sighs
- St Mark's Campanile
- St Mark's Basilica
- Harry's Bar (Venice)
From Trip: Scrappy and his girls
By: ScrappScoob
POI's:From Trip: Summer
By: tomtom
POI's:From Trip: Venice
By: ngjeanette
Day 1: Arrival
POI's:- Hotel Lux
- Bridge of Sighs
- Piazzetta San Marco
- St Mark's Basilica
- St Mark's Campanile
- Piazza San Marco
- Caffè Florian
- Rialto Bridge
- Il Gobbo di Rialto
- Campo Santa Margherita
- San Barnaba di Venezia
- Santo Stefano, Venice
- Locanda del Ghetto
From Trip: Summer in Southern Europe
By: ColetteLabruzzo
Ryan Air - $63 2 Hour Flight from BCN to TCF
Arive July 14th
Day 1: July 15th
POI's:- Grand Canal (Venice)
- St Mark's Basilica
- Bridge of Sighs
- Campo San Polo
Day 2: July 16th
POI's:- Museo dell' Arte Vetraria
- Museo del Merletto
- Museo provinciale di Torcello (palazzo del Consiglio)
From Trip: dsfsf
By: andromeda07
POI's:- San Polo (church)
- San Zaccaria, Venice
- San Barnaba di Venezia
POI's:- San Salvador, Venice
- Fondaco dei Turchi
- San Simeone Piccolo
- Sant'Andrea della Zirada
From Trip: Continental Teaser + Euro-Centric
By: JosieWeller
POI's:- Grand Canal (Venice)
- Piazza San Marco
- Caffè Florian
- St Mark's Basilica
POI's:From Trip: North Italy Tour
By: JonaphinSpiteri
POI's:- Grand Canal (Venice)
- Piazza San Marco
- Bridge of Sighs
- St Mark's Basilica
From Trip: Yacht Week
By: SierraKlein
Flight from Barcelona to Venice - $120
Stay at JW Marriott Venice
Gondola Ride
Eat Pizza
Take Train to Ancona ($80-$100)
From Trip: Italy 2015
By: mgurrl
2 nights. Hotel with top floor room on canal; afternoon and evening, full day, then take train after breakfast. Options for me: Walk around and get feel of Venice, canal gondola or water taxi for a while; enjoy view and watch life on canal from my room; maybe tour inside a church or something- depends on the weather
From Trip: Donna's Wedding
By: Angie&MarkJ
POI's:- Grand Canal (Venice)
- Piazza San Marco
- St Mark's Campanile
- Campo San Polo
POI's:- Bridge of Sighs
- Rialto Bridge
- Il Gobbo di Rialto
- Harry's Bar (Venice)
From Trip: ultimate getaway
By: JenniferLynnWilliams
febuary 1-8
From Trip: Tres semanas en Europa
By: MarcoPoloIII
POI's:- Piazza San Marco
- St Mark's Campanile
- Piazzetta San Marco
- Bridge of Sighs
- St Mark's Basilica
- Grand Canal (Venice)
POI's:From Trip: Switserland and Italy
By: dupendup
Venice: what to see in the city
Venice is a city dense and rich in
culture and art. It is impossible to mention all the attractions and
monuments. This guide does not claim to encompass all the beauty of the
city, but we will try to list the main points of interest that will help you create your itinerary.
If you decide to go to Venice by steamboat, along the route that will take you directly to Piazza San Marco, you will be able to admire the long stretch of characteristic buildings overlooking Grand Canal. Once you get to Piazza San Marco,
known also as the drawing room of Europe, you will find elegant,
historic cafès and street performers. Here you can visit St. Mark's
Basilica, an example of Veneto-Byzantine architecture – with the
essential climb to the top of the Campanile (bell tower) to enjoy a breathtaking view – and the Palazzo Ducale, historic Doge Palace, housing numerous works of art.
Before moving on with your tour, we recommend waiting for the toll of the Clock tower. On a terrace at the top of the Tower are two bronze statues (the Moors), who ring the large bell on the hour.
From the clock Tower, continue along Mercerie, the three main shopping streets, to get to the Rialto Bridge,
the oldest bridge in Venice. It dates back to 1181, but initially it
was a pontoon bridge, then, as the Rialto market grew in importance, it
was replaced by a wooden bridge, before being replaced by a stone bridge
in the 16th century, the same one we see today.
Past the Rialto Bridge, there are two other bridges worthy of note: Ponte delle Guglie, located in the Cannaregio district, the only one adorning spires (guglie) located at the base of the handrails, and the Bridge of Sighs,
visible only from a gondola or from Canonica Bridge and Ponte della
Paglia. This small, Baroque bridge was built in 1600 at the order of
Doge Marino Grimani to connect the Palazzo Ducale with the prisons, to
act as a passageway for prisoners. Legend has it, in fact, that the
bridge derives its name from the prisoners' sighs before they were
locked up.
The bridges, however, are not the only architectural
structures of interest. A visit to the historic palaces should, in fact,
be an absolute must during your trip to Venice. These include Ca’ D’Oro, in the Cannaregio district, seat of a museum; Palazzo Grassi overlooking the Grand Canal and the venue for many prestigious exhibitions, and Palazzo Franchetti,
the seat of the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere e Arti. For those
who are interested, you can still stay in some of these residences, like
in Schiavoni Palace
For art enthusiasts, we
suggest visiting the Gallerie dell’Accademia, located in the Dorsoduro
district, which hosts leading Venetian and Veneto artists who lived
between 14th and 18th century, including Giorgione, Bellini, Carpaccio,
Veronese, Tintoretto and Tiziano. The Guggenheim Collection,
located in Palazzo Vernier dei Leoni, once the private apartment of
Peggy Guggenheim, houses the works of some of the greatest European and
American artists of the 20th century, such as Picasso, Duchamp,
Kandinsky, De Chirico, Dalì and Pollock.
If, on the other hand, you are more interested the sea, don't miss the Naval History Museum,
where you can see exhibits relating to the seafaring history of the
Serenissima, various items of period equipment and typical boats from
Venetian lagoon, including gondolas.
Lastly, don't miss an
opportunity to visit a casino. In the past, gambling was a rather common
activity among Venetians, and signs of its history can still be seen
today. Casino Vernier is without doubt one of the most
fascinating of the surviving casinos in Italy, and it is open to the
public. Not only can you sit down and try your luck, you can also take
part in cultural initiatives and cinematographic events.
And if you have the budget for it, a romantic ride in a gondola is the perfect ending to your trip.
POI's:- Grand Canal (Venice)
- St Mark's Basilica
- Bridge of Sighs
- Grand Canal (Venice)
- St Mark's Clocktower
- Caffè Florian
From Trip: Europe 2015
By: RebeccaSSchiller
POI's:- Piazza San Marco
- Rialto Bridge
- Grand Canal (Venice)
- Bridge of Sighs
From Trip: Europe Trip
By: VimalGopalakrishnan
POI's:- Grand Canal (Venice)
- Rialto Bridge
From Trip: Europe
By: Njohns28
May 30-31st
From Trip: europe 2015
By: navarro
POI's:From Trip: Europe: Greece to UK
By: Kimmystrip
St. Mark's Basilica, Grand Canal Tour (Vaporetto), Burano Island
From Trip: European Tour
By: angelagorniak76
Day 1: Gondola Rides and Canal Tours-
Day 2: Walking Tours of Venice-
St Mark's Basilica (Basilica of San Marco)-free
Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale)-13 euro
Bridge of Sighs
Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto)
St Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco)
Day 3: Day Trips from Venice
Madonna dell’Orto Church
St Mary of the Friars (Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari)
San Giovanni and Paolo Church (Santi Giovanni e Paolo)
Dorsoduro-just across grand canal
Ca' Rezzonico-10 euro
Marco Polo's House
Scuola Grande di San Rocco (Scuola of San Rocco)
St. Anthony’s Basilica (Basilica of St Anthony)
Bovolo Staircase
From Trip: north Italy
By: shmulik
POI's:From Trip: Italy
By: JB65
POI's:- Grand Canal (Venice)
- St Mark's Basilica
- Rialto Bridge
- Caffè Florian
- Campo Santa Margherita
POI's:From Trip: 'Work"
By: JLDuncan
Day 4: Conference 1200-1700
From Trip: PatrickLauson's trip 5
By: PatrickLauson
POI's:- Pensione Accademia - Villa Maravege
From Trip: Italy 2016
By: CorbyJohnston
POI's:- Rialto Bridge
- Palazzo Bembo
- Grand Canal (Venice)
- Museo Correr
- Piazza San Marco
- St Mark's Campanile
- St Mark's Basilica
- St Mark's Clocktower
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