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Venice for
Visitors has offered unbiased advice to millions of
travelers over the past 16+ years. PC Magazine has called our site "The
premier visitors' site for Venice, Italy."
To start planning your trip, visit our
main index, use our
site search (powered by Google), or browse the categories below
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PHOTO: Venice has a reputation for being expensive, but in many restaurants, you
can save money by ordering a pizza.
Plan your trip to Venice, Italy:
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Venice Travel Guide (Main Index)
Research your vacation with 100+ in-depth travel
articles. If you're new to the city, see
Introducing Venice,
Planning Your Trip,
our Orientation Map, and our
Venice FAQ. Use site
search to find articles on specific topics. |
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Venice Hotel
Guide
Check our advice on hotels, vacation apartments, and
other lodgings in all price ranges. Be sure to read our
No. 1 Venice Hotel Warning! before you choose
a location, and see "How Many Bridges to Cross?"
if you have heavy luggage. To reach your hotel, see
Venice Hotel Directions (A-Z). |
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Arriving in Venice
Here's how to reach the city by
air,
train,
car, and
ship or ferry--with advice on
airport buses and
Alilaguna airport boats. |
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Local
Transportation
Get familiar with
Venice's water buses, boat and bus
fares,
vaporetto routes,
tourist travel cards, the new Venezia Unica
stored-value card, gondola
rides, parking in
Venice or on the mainland, and more. |
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Top 11 Tourist Mistakes
(and how to avoid them)
Our
simple, practical travel tips will help you save time, money, and
hassle during your stay. |
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Top 11 Free Sights
Many of Venice's most interesting sights and experiences won't cost you a
cent. Here's where to find them. |
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Mestre
(Mainland)
We prefer staying in
Venice's historic center, but the suburb of Mestre is worth considering if you're driving or want to save money on a
hotel. Also see Mestre airport
buses and trains from
Mestre to Venice. |
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Lido di Venezia
The island that protects Venice from the Adriatic Sea is a quick
vaporetto ride from the city center. In summer, the Lido is a beach
resort, and it offers great hotel deals at any time of year. |
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Venice for Cruisers
Learn about the
Marittima and San Basilio cruise
terminals, how to reach your ship
by land or water, which hotels are handiest to the cruise terminals,
and roundtrip cruises
from Venice in 2014. |
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The premier travel-planning site
for Venice, Italy since 1997
Too many bridges, too little
time?
Read our
No.
1 Venice Hotel Warning,
then choose from hotels in all price ranges near airport buses, taxis, trains, cruise piers, and airport-boat stops.
See:
Venice cruise guide:
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Venice for Cruisers
How to reach your ship,
hotels near the piers, roundtrip cruises from Venice, cruise
reviews, and more.
120+ photo maps:
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Aerial Venice
Zoom in on Venice's
neighborhoods, islands, airport, cruise piers, etc. from above, with
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