If there is an essential destination for visit in italy that is Venice, one of those places where you should not stop traveling in your life.
De Venice It is said that it is a city completely overrun with tourists at any time of the year, and when they tell me about it, I always say how can it not be like that, since it is one of the most wonderful cities in the world.
Its very special configuration makes the canals take center stage in combination with the historical ones that extend throughout the city.
A Venice you can arrive in one of the hundreds of Cruise that stop by every year, or on a flight during a getaway, and during your visit you will have enough attractions to require several days to get to know it.
To start your visit to the city you can sign up for various excursions with guides in Spanishand complete tour of Venice or the most exclusive private tour of Venice.
But if you prefer to know it on your own, you will find this list interesting with detailed information about 30 places to see and visit published so far in Travel Guides.
From the experience of my several trips to this Italian city, in the list you also find all the useful information that you need to know for your own visit.
All the information in detail
Best places to see and visit in Venice
Here you have general information for traveling to Venice, with essential visits and useful tips for your trip.
Tips for traveling and visiting Venice
As a summary, in the following articles you have the best tips, with the main recommended visits both in the city of canals and on the lagoon islands.
- Tips for your sightseeing tour of Venice and the Lagoon Islands
- 10 essential places to see in Venice on a 2 or 3-day trip
- Interesting and little-known sites that you should see
- Day trip to visit the islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello in the Venice lagoon
- How to visit Venice in winter with Agua Alta
Here you sign up for a complete tour of Venice in which you will visit the most prominent sites of the Italian city with a guide in spanish, among which are the Ducal Palace and St Mark's Basilica, lasting about 4 hours
Where to sleep in Venice
Venice is a city immersed in a lagoon, which is a very important factor when looking for accommodation in this historic Italian city.
How to Get to Venice: Airport Transfers
In a escape Normally you arrive by plane, so it will be useful to have the information on how to do the transfer from the airport to the city.
If you arrive by car, it is essential to know where to park the car.
And if you are going to arrive in a cruise, you should know how to get from the cruise ship dock to the city center.
If there is a time in which the city reaches its greatest splendor, it is during the time of Carnival, and to enjoy this popular festival, here you have all the information you need.
- Venice Carnival Dates
- Venice Carnival Program
- How and where to buy carnival masks as a Venice souvenir
Traditional regattas on the Grand Canal
Throughout the year there are other popular festivals in Venice, such as the Sensa Festival and Historic Regatta, which are characterized by the traditional regattas that take place on the Grand Canal.
St. Mark's Square
La St. Mark's Square is going to be one of the main axes of your visit, so you are interested in knowing what the monuments most interesting to visit, as well as the corners that you should not miss.
To highlight, of course, the Ducal Palace and St Mark's Basilica, the iconic monuments of this square.
But other places that you should also know are the Campanile Tower, the Clock Tower, the Columns of San Marcos and San Teodoro, and the traditional cafes.
Here you have complete information with the monuments and corners that you should visit on your walk through the heart of the city of Venice.
St Mark's Basilica
La St Mark's Basilica It should be an essential visit when you arrive at the St. Mark's Square, since it is one of the great jewels of Byzantine art worldwide.
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- How to visit St. Mark's Basilica, with schedules and ticket prices
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Ducal Palace
El Ducal Palace It is the reference of political power in the city since the historic era of the Republic of Venice, and in this building in San Marcos Square you can see corners with great artistic wealth.
In addition, the building shows some of the city's iconic images, such as the Bridge of Sighs.
- How to visit and the best things to see in the Doge's Palace in St. Mark's Square
- How to see the Bridge of Sighs in Venice
Campanile Tower in San Marco
To visit the city of canals you can sign up for this Free Tour of Venice two hours long, and here you go other alternatives so you can choose
Grand Canal of Venice
Next to the St. Mark's Square, the other main axis of your visit will be the Great channel, where sailing on a vaporetto you can see an incredible succession of mansions.
Rialto and other Grand Canal bridges
The Grand Canal of Venice is crossed by four bridges, the most emblematic being the Rialto Bridge.
Gondolas and vaporettos in Venice
- Sail by vaporetto along the Grand Canal in Venice
- Tips and prices for the gondola ride through the canals of Venice
- Traghetto, riding a gondola to cross the Grand Canal in Venice
- Vaporetto transportation through the canals of Venice: prices, line map
- Hire a water taxi to travel through the canals of Venice
Basilica Santa Maria de la Salute
Lagoon Islands
If you are going to be in Venice for at least three full days on your trip, it is worth dedicating one of them to an excursion to the lagoon islands about which you have information here.
Murano Island in Venice Lagoon
- What to see and visit on the island of Murano, with its glass factories
- How to visit an artisanal blown glass factory in Murano
Burano Island in Venice Lagoon
Torcello Island
San Giorgio Maggiore Island
Other visits in Venice
Apart from the main areas of the city from a tourist point of view, such as St. Mark's Square or the Grand Canal, it is advisable to get lost in the city's neighborhoods in search of special corners, where you will also find many fewer tourists.
San Polo district in Venice
Tours and excursions in Venice and surroundings
- Guided tour in Spanish of Venice, St. Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace
- Private tour in Spanish of Venice
- Excursion in Spanish to the islands of Burano, Murano and Torcello
- Gondola ride through the canals
- Transfers between airports and Venice