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Plan your trip to Venice, Italy
By Durant and Cheryl Imboden
Venice for
Visitors
has offered unbiased advice to more
than 30 million travelers since 1997.
PC Magazine has called our site "The
premier visitors' site for Venice, Italy."
The coronavirus pandemic won't last forever, and Venice
will be a wonderful place to visit when it's over. To brainstorm or plan
your future Venice trip, browse the
list of topics below or go to our comprehensive
main index.
If you're using a smartphone on a slow or expensive
connection, see our mobile-optimized pages.
Learn about the city, including
how to arrive by plane, train,
car, or ship.
Don't miss our Venice Q&A, our
list of Top 11 Tourist Mistakes
(and how to avoid them), and information on
acqua alta flooding.
We also have guides to Mestre
and the Lido di Venezia, plus tips on
luggage storage and
baggage porters.
Location
matters in Venice, so begin with our No. 1
Venice hotel warning. Also see
10 hotels near airport
buses, 17 hotels near
cruise ships, and 43
hotels on the Grand Canal.
Our Venice hotel directions for
200+ hotels will save you from getting lost.
We
provide up-to-date information on the
vaporetto (water bus)
network, including fares,
routes,
buying tickets, and
transportation passes.
You'll also find guides to
airport buses,
Alilaguna airport boats,
water taxis,
land taxis,
gondola rides,
ACTV water bus stops,
walking in Venice,
parking,
Venezia Santa Lucia railroad
station, and the Piazzale Roma
transportation hub.
Read
about the Piazza San Marco,
St. Mark's Basilica, the
Rialto Bridge, the
Venetian Ghetto, the glassmaking
island of Murano, and
more.
Don't miss our Top
11 Free Sights in Venice, do-it-yourself
Venice islands tour, and tips
on public toilets.
We
describe the Venice cruise
terminals, how to reach your ship with the
People Mover, and
roundtrip cruises from
Venice.
Learn who we
are, and what our readers say
about Venice for Visitors.
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