Venice Travel Guide

When to visit Venice: June or September for warm weather with fewer crowds than peak July-August

When is the best time to visit Venice?

Avg Temp

21–28°C

Rainfall

Moderate, ~55mm/month

Best Time

June or September for warm weather with fewer crowds than peak July-August

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Local currency: EUR

Osteria alle Testiere
Venetian seafood · $$$$
A tiny osteria near Santa Maria Formosa with a short, seafood-driven menu that changes daily based on the Rialto fish market.
All'Arco
Venetian cicchetti · $
A standing-room bacaro at the Rialto Market famous for its cicchetti (small plates) piled with seasonal toppings.
Trattoria da Fiore
Venetian · $$$
A Dorsoduro trattoria specializing in fresh lagoon seafood like moeche (soft-shell crab) in season.
Antiche Carampane
Venetian seafood · $$$
A San Polo restaurant tucked off the tourist path serving raw seafood and traditional Venetian pasta dishes like bigoli in salsa.
Gelateria Nico
Gelato · $
A Zattere waterfront gelateria famous for its gianduiotto affogato al panna, a chocolate-hazelnut ice cream float.
Cantina Do Mori
Venetian cicchetti · $
One of Venice's oldest bacari, dating to 1462, serving wine by the glass with cicchetti at the counter.
Harry's Bar
Cocktail bar
The birthplace of the Bellini cocktail near St Mark's Square, a Hemingway haunt since 1931.
Il Santo Bevitore
Pub
A craft beer pub near Rialto with a large selection of Belgian and Italian microbrews and a young local crowd.

Gallerie dell'Accademia
Art museum
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
Modern art museum
A modern art collection housed in Guggenheim's former Dorsoduro palazzo, featuring Picasso, Pollock, and Dalí.
Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace)
Historic 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
Basilica
A Byzantine basilica covered in gold mosaics, housing the loot of the Fourth Crusade including the bronze horses.
Museo Correr
History museum
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
Third weekend of July
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)
Runs through summer in odd/even years
One of the world's most prestigious contemporary art and architecture exhibitions, spread across the Giardini and Arsenale.

Lido di Venezia
Sandy beach · 12 km
A barrier island beach a short vaporetto ride from central Venice, known for its beach clubs and the Venice Film Festival.