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The 6 Best Things to Do in Venice
Canals, gondolas, and a city floating on water
There’s nowhere like Venice — a car-free maze of canals and bridges, Byzantine mosaics, quiet backstreets, and lagoon islands of glass and lace. Best explored by getting deliberately lost.
BEST TIME
April–June and September–October
TYPICAL BUDGET
$1,100–$2,200 per person for a long weekend
6 best things to do in Venice
1
St. Mark’s Basilica and Square
2
Grand Canal by vaporetto
3
Rialto Bridge and market
5
Islands of Murano and Burano
6
A quiet-canal gondola ride
How to fit it into a day
St. Mark’s Basilica and Square
Spend the morning on the highlight, then in the afternoon or evening: grand canal by vaporetto.
See it laid out day by day: the 3-day Venice itinerary →
LOCAL TIP
Stay overnight — Venice is magic once the day-trippers leave.
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