Venice, Italy Guide: Things to Do & Where to Eat
Venice is such a unique city. Get lost in the narrow streets and eat cicchetti.
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Places to Go
Welcome to the City of Canals
A touristy spot that's worth a stop for the views. Make sure to check out both sides of the bridge!
A bustling square by the water. Go again at night to see all the lights.
A small island about a 30 min. boat ride outside of Venice. Known for its unique glass art.
Make a day trip out from Venice and visit both Murano & Burano islands. Burano is known for its colorful houses.
A cathedral in San Marco square. Gorgeous to look at even just from the outside.
Bell tower right next to St. Mark's Basilica. Head up for views of Venice
Explore this Venetian palace with stunning interior art.
Free rooftop terrace! Limited to 15 minutes stay. Reserve your time slot in advance.
A beautiful domed church. I also really enjoyed visiting this area and walking along the water.
Make sure to head to the way back to check out the most unique part about this book shop.
If you want a gondola experience without the price tag, look for a traghetto! It takes you across the river in a basic gondola and is a super short trip. This lets you experience riding in a gondola for a few minutes for only a few euros.
Cool building to look at from the outside. If you want to buy tickets, you can also climb up to the top of the spiral staircase.
Known to represent the “sighs” of prisoners who passed over it. Many come here to take a picture. A few minutes walk away from San Marco square.
The Venice opera house if you fancy a show here
Everyone knows Rialto bridge, not many know this one. You can also get a great picture of Venice here with less crowds.
Cool marketplace to walkthrough. If you're staying awhile and cooking in Venice, pick up some produce here.
Day Trip
Have an extra day in Venice? Get on a boat and visit the islands of Murano and Burano!
Murano is known for its glass art, and Burano is known for its colorful houses. I was able to make a half-day trip visiting both islands from Venice, and it was a wonderful experience wandering through the streets of Murano and Burano.
Places to Eat
Cicchetti, desserts, gelato & seafood pasta.
The best tiramisu. Classic flavors & others like pistachio, hazelnut, etc.
You need to try cicchetti (tiny sandwiches) in Venice. This spot was super affordable, even when paired with an Aperol Spritz.
Also loved grabbing cicchettis here too. If you eat out by the water, just watch out for seagulls!
Another favorite spot for cicchetti. Lots of great flavors.
Came for dinner and loved getting the seafood pasta.
Gelato shop, had a really rich chocolate & pistachio flavor here.
Another good gelato shop in Venice with a variety of different flavors.
Got a delicious tramezzino sandwich here when I wanted a quick snack.
Super affordable fried seafood mix
Super affordable crepe shop. Loved grabbing a savory crepe here and sitting by the water.
Super affordable & quick pasta. Customer service here was the best.
Did you know dumplings are called Ravioli? Had a mix of flavors here and it was delicious.
Delicious pastry shop. Came here for breakfast and got pastries & cappucinno.
So many different kinds of desserts available. Loved grabbing a few mini options here
Came here for breakfast and grabbed a Venetian pastry & cappuccino