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30 essentials: the best to see and do in Venice

Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal in Venice
Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal in Venice

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.

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.

Murano Island in Venice
Murano Island in Venice

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.

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.

St. Mark's Basilica in Venice
St. Mark's Basilica in Venice

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.

When is the Venice Carnival: program of events

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.

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 in Venice
St. Mark's Square in Venice

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.

Doge's Palace in Venice
Doge's Palace in Venice

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.

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.

Vaporetto on the Grand Canal in Venice
Vaporetto on the Grand Canal in Venice

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

Basilica Santa Maria de la Salute 

Main canal of Murano island in the Venice lagoon
Main canal of Murano island in the Venice lagoon

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

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

Venice Jewish Ghetto
Venice Jewish Ghetto

Tours and excursions in Venice and surroundings

Other Venice theme

About the Author

José Luis Sarralde

Journalist and traveler throughout his life, José Luis Sarralde is the founder of Guías Viajar, where since 2008 he has been capturing his travel experiences around the world, specializing in cultural and scenic destinations in Spain and Europe.

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