GUIDE 12 best tips for visiting Venice

Without place to doubts Venice It is one of the most beautiful cities that you can visit not only in Italy, but throughout the world.

But to plan your tourist trip to Venice, you have to take into account the conditions presented by a city that attracts thousands of visitors at all times of the year, and often an excess of tourists.

Furthermore, you should also know that Venice It is a city that extends over the waters of a lagoon, so that the streets have been replaced by canals, one of the reasons for its special charm.

Furthermore, Venice has become an almost essential destination in a cruise on the Adriatic Sea.

Tips for traveling and visiting Venice for tourism

Next, I'll give you some tips and recommendations to take into account when plan your sightseeing tour of Venice., with the best things to do.

How to go to Venice from the airport

If in your trip to Venice you arrive by plane, you will see that the Marco Polo airport It is very close to the city; you may be interested book transfer to your hotel in advance of your trip.

Where and how to look for a hotel in Venice

Now for book the hotel Where to stay you basically have two options: look for a hotel in Venice itself, or do it in the nearby town of Mestre.

This town is located in the area next to the lagoon and You can get to Venice from Mestre in a short time by local train.

Therefore Mestre It has a wide range of hotel establishments with the advantage of offering more affordable prices than what you have to pay to stay in Venice.

Each of the two options has its advantages and disadvantages, so I recommend that you read the Tips for finding a hotel on your trip to Venice.

Where to park your car in Venice

Yes instead of arriving by plane you travel to Venice by car, either your property or rented, remember that Venice It is an island where there are no streets, but canals.

Therefore, there is only one large area where you can park the car in Venice, at the entrance of the city.

There you will find public car parksOf course, there is a fee and, furthermore, very very expensive.

In this case you also have the option of parking the car in Mestre y travel to Venice by train.

Without a doubt, what you choose will depend on your comfort and your budget.

Best Tours and excursions in Venice in Spanish

If, as I like to do on trips, when I arrive in a city with great tourist attractions, to start getting to know it you want to sign up for a tour, here you have several tours of Venice in Spanish

This way you can sign up, for example, for a complete tour of Venice, or at guided tours of St. Mark's Basilica or of Ducal Palace. or at excursion to the islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello.

All these visits will allow you to deepen your cultural knowledge about the very beautiful Italian city.

The best things to do when visiting Venice

When visiting on your own, you should know from the outset that there are three axes on which your visit to venice, and depending on the length of your stay in the city, you can delve deeper into each of them.

I am referring to the St. Mark's Square, Great channel and islands of the Venetian lagoon.

Visit the monuments of St. Mark's Square

This square is the great center of Venice tourist attraction, where the most important monuments are concentrated, such as the St Mark's Basilica or Ducal Palace.

Visit these monuments in depth and enjoy the atmosphere and charm of St. Mark's Square It can take you a full day.

If you are going to spend two full days in Venice, it is better that you spread the visits over the two days, so, for example, one day you can visit both monuments, and the second you can climb the Campanile Tower in Venice.

Sail the Grand Canal

El Great channel It is the great axis to explore the city, and the ideal is Start your visit to Venice by traveling along the Grand Canal by vaporetto.

But also during your stay in Venice you will surely sail several times through the Great channel to move to the different neighborhoods or sestriere.

And also in the Great channel you will be able to see outstanding corners, such as the Rialto bridge. or featured palaces such as Ca´de´Oro or Ca Foscari.

Take an excursion to the islands of the Venice Lagoon

If you are going to be in Venice more than two days, it is worth dedicating a full day to the visit some islands in the lagoon.

The recommended excursion that you will do in ferry, includes the visit of the islands of Murano, Burano y Torcello.

If you're only going to be two days in Venice, and the famous murano glass, you can cross to this island, which is the closest.

There you can see in a factory what the manufacturing process is like. artisanal production of blown glass.

En Burano you find a charming fishing village, with colored houses, and in Torcello, any of the oldest monuments of Venice and its surroundings.

Stroll through narrow streets in Venice

Apart from seeing the main monuments of venice, don't get bogged down with the intention of visiting as many of them as possible. museums, churches and palaces.

The best of Venice You will find it on a long walk through its narrow streets and hidden canals.

On these walks through Venice you will find corners barely visited by tourists, so their charm increases, especially in the Castello neighborhood and in old Jewish Quarter in the district Cannaregio.

Ride a gondola through the canals of Venice

Therefore, it is advisable to walk a lot and, why not, take a gondola ride through the channels.

As a more pocket-friendly alternative, as it is an experience that is not exactly cheap, keep in mind that you always have the option of cross the Grand Canal in Venice on a traghetto.

How to get around Venice by vaporetto

Visit venice is synonymous with browsing ferry along the Grand Canal.

Therefore, although to move around the city it is not essential to take a ferry, my advice is that do not hesitate and purchase a tourist pass to use the ferry.

During your visit it will be easy for you to verify that It is much more worth it than paying the price of the single ticket.

This way you can alternate walks through the narrow streets of Venice with tours en ferry along the Grand Canal, which will give you great flexibility and allow you to quickly reach the different areas to visit.

Visit Venice during Carnival time

A very special time for visit Venice is in the Carnival dates.

Of course, all services are more expensive, the city is full of tourists and you have the risk that the weather in February will not be with you.

However Venice at Carnival It's a great party.

Although I think it is better than your first trip to Venice be it at another time of the year, during which you can concentrate your stay on visiting the city.

Of course, it is worth considering the option of travel to Venice on those festive dates, because you will live a very special atmosphere.

And I admit that I still have to travel to Venice during Carnival time!

Map: how to get to Venice

The city of Venice is northeast of Italy, not far from cities like Verona, Padua and Bologna.