Venice Travel Guide
Weather, best time to visit, and the best food, culture, nature and activities.
Typical prices
- Budget meal€18.00≈ $20.56
- Mid-range meal€50.00≈ $57.11
- Cappuccino€2.00≈ $2.28
- Domestic beer€6.50≈ $7.42
- Taxi (per km)€2.50≈ $2.86
- Public transport ticket€9.50≈ $10.85
- Museum entry€25.00≈ $28.56
- Mid-range hotel (night)€200.00≈ $228.44
Food & Drink
- Osteria alle TestiereVenetian seafood · $$$$
A tiny osteria near Santa Maria Formosa with a short, seafood-driven menu that changes daily based on the Rialto fish market.
- All'ArcoVenetian cicchetti · $
A standing-room bacaro at the Rialto Market famous for its cicchetti (small plates) piled with seasonal toppings.
- Trattoria da FioreVenetian · $$$
A Dorsoduro trattoria specializing in fresh lagoon seafood like moeche (soft-shell crab) in season.
- Antiche CarampaneVenetian seafood · $$$
A San Polo restaurant tucked off the tourist path serving raw seafood and traditional Venetian pasta dishes like bigoli in salsa.
- Gelateria NicoGelato · $
A Zattere waterfront gelateria famous for its gianduiotto affogato al panna, a chocolate-hazelnut ice cream float.
- Cantina Do MoriVenetian cicchetti · $
One of Venice's oldest bacari, dating to 1462, serving wine by the glass with cicchetti at the counter.
- Harry's Bar
The birthplace of the Bellini cocktail near St Mark's Square, a Hemingway haunt since 1931.
- Il Santo Bevitore
A craft beer pub near Rialto with a large selection of Belgian and Italian microbrews and a young local crowd.
Culture & History
- Gallerie dell'Accademia
Venice's foremost collection of Venetian painting, including works by Titian, Tintoretto, and Bellini, in a former monastery on the Grand Canal.
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection
A modern art collection housed in Guggenheim's former Dorsoduro palazzo, featuring Picasso, Pollock, and Dalí.
- Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace)
The Gothic seat of Venetian power, connected to the former prisons by the Bridge of Sighs, with the Sala del Maggior Consiglio's giant Tintoretto.
- Basilica di San Marco
A Byzantine basilica covered in gold mosaics, housing the loot of the Fourth Crusade including the bronze horses.
- Museo Correr
A museum of Venetian history and art overlooking St Mark's Square, covering the Republic's civic and naval history.
- Sala Perla (Palazzo del Cinema)
Part of the Lido's historic cinema palace that hosts the Venice Film Festival each autumn.
- Festa del Redentore
A July festival marking the end of the 1577 plague, with a floating bridge to the Redentore church and a huge fireworks display over the lagoon.
- Venice Biennale (Arte/Architettura)
One of the world's most prestigious contemporary art and architecture exhibitions, spread across the Giardini and Arsenale.
Nature & Outdoors
- Lido di Venezia
A barrier island beach a short vaporetto ride from central Venice, known for its beach clubs and the Venice Film Festival.