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Description:
Venice is a wonderful place to be for a few days. This itinerary hits the highlights and hopefully offers ample time to live the city as more than a tourist. Europeans have been coming to Venice for centuries to experience the sweet life. Tourists today stay for much shorter durations and do not take fencing lessons, frequent courtesans, have portraits painted, or buy tailored clothing as much as they use to. The city has not lost any of its charm throughout the centuries and is still a place that will have you feeling like royalty after a few days.
Author: Jennifer
Day 1 - Venice
You are staying at the Hotel Cristallo on Venezia Lido. When you arrive in Venice you will need to take a vaporetto for Venezia Lido. Staying on Venezia Lido can be a nice alternative to staying in the city center. You are still in Venice but are a little removed from the action and subsequently the chaos, and you will find that taking the vaporetto in to St. Mark’s each day is a pleasant experience. Once you are checked in to your hotel take a stroll through the Lido and then take a vaporetto to Piazza San Marco. I suggest getting a guide for Venice on the first day. All licensed guides in Italy have undergone extensive training and have passed a rigorous exam for their city. A guide is a wonderful way to acquire information about Venetian history and customs. As you work your way along the tour take note of those places that you want to visit again later. On your first day you absolutely have to visit Piazza San Marco and the church. You can also gain spectacular views of the city from atop the Campanile. Also worthwhile for your first day is a visit to the Palazzo Ducale. Before returning to Lido Venezia and your hotel, have dinner at the Gatto Nero.
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A Guide in Venice
Location:
view in google mapsThroughout the City
30125 Venice, Italy
Phone:
+39 347 803 87932
Piazza San Marco
Location:
view in google mapsSt. Mark's Square
30124 Venice, Italy
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San Marco Campanile
Location:
view in google mapsSan Marco 328
30124 Venice, Italy
Phone:
(+39) 041 241 38174
Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale)
Location:
view in google mapsSan Marco 1
Entrance for the public: Porta del Frumento, Piazzetta San Marco
30124 Venice, Italy
Phone:
+39 041 271 59115
Cristallo
Location:
view in google mapsGran Viale S M Elisabetta 51 L
30126 Venice, Italy
Phone:
39 41 526 52936
Gatto Nero
Location:
view in google mapsFondamenta Giudecca, 88
30100 Venice, Italy
Phone:
39 41 73 0120Day 2 - Venice
After a morning stroll through Lido Venezia take a vaporetto back to Piazza San Marco and proceed to the Torre dell’Orologio. From there, head to see an icon of Venice, the Ponte di Rialto. Next visit Piazza San Polo and then Palazzo Mocenigo to see some of that clothing that earlier tourists came all the way from London for. Before dinner at Bentigodi visit the Palazzo Labia’s Salone del Tiepolo.
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Ponte di Rialto
Location:
view in google mapsRuga degli Orefici (Rialto)
30125 Venice, Italy
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San Polo
Location:
view in google mapsCampo San Polo
30123 Venice, Italy
Phone:
+39 (0)41 529 8711 (Tourist Information)3
Palazzo Mocenigo
Location:
view in google maps1992 Salizada San Stae
30135 Venice, Italy
Phone:
+39 41 72 17984
Palazzo Labia - Salone del Tiepolo
Location:
view in google maps275 Campo San Geremia
30131 Venice, Italy
Phone:
+39 41 524 28125
Bentigodi (Osteria da Andrea)
Location:
view in google mapsCannaregio 1423
30131 Venice, Italy
Phone:
39 41 71 6269Day 3 - Venice
One luxury of spending more time in Venice is being able to see some of the surrounding islands. Murano is certainly a top pick for visitors and Venetians alike. Murano is famous for its glass and while there you should visit some of the shops to see their work. Before leaving Murano, be sure to visit the Basilica di S. Donato. For dinner head to Giudecca and dine at La Palanca.
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Murano
Location:
view in google mapsIsola di Murano
30141 Venice, Italy
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Museo Vetrario - Murano
Location:
view in google mapsFondamenta Giustinian 8
(Settore Vetro antico, Fondamenta)
30141 Venice, Italy
Phone:
+39 41 73 95863
Ercole Moretti
Location:
view in google maps423 0141 Fondame Navagero Murano
30100 Venice, Italy
Phone:
+39 41 73 90834
Basilica di San Donato-Murano
Location:
view in google maps11 Campo San Donato
30100 Venice, Italy
Phone:
+39 41 73 90565
Barovier & Toso
Location:
view in google mapsFondamenta Vetrai, 28
30141 Venice, Italy
Phone:
+39 41 73 90496
Palanca (La)
Location:
view in google mapsGiudecca 448
30133 Venice, Italy
Phone:
39 41 528 7719Day 4 - Venice
One of the most photographed and least visited churches in all of Italy, and perhaps the world, is the Chiesa San Giorgio Maggiore. Start your day off there and then get back over to Piazza San Marco and visit more Venetian churches that are often overlooked. Santa Maria del Giglio o Zobenigo, Madonna dell’Orto, Chiesa di S. Stefano and Basilica dei Frari all contain wonderful works of art. If you have time remaining, go see the Arsenale and lastly Palazzo Cini.
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Chiesa & Campanile di San Giorgio
Location:
view in google mapsIsola di S.Giorgio Maggiore
30100 Venice, Italy
Phone:
+39 41 529 8711 (Le Informazioni Turistiche)2
Santa Maria del Giglio o Zobenigo
Location:
view in google mapsCampo Santa Maria Del Giglio O Zobenigo
30124 Venice, Italy
Phone:
+39 41 522 11883
Madonna dell'Orto
Location:
view in google mapsCampo dei Gesiutti
30131 Venice, Italy
Phone:
+39 41 71 99334
Palazzo Cini
Location:
view in google maps864 Campo San Vio
30124 Venice, Italy
Phone:
+39 41 521 07555
Basilica dei Frari
Location:
view in google mapsCampo dei Frari
(Campo dei Frari)
30125 Venice, Italy
Phone:
+39 41 272 86116
L''Arsenale
Location:
view in google mapsCalle Castello
30131 Venice, Italy
Phone:
+39 (0)41 522 6356 (Tourist Information)7
Chiesa di S. Stefano
Location:
view in google maps3825 Campo Santo Stefano
30124 Venice, Italy
Phone:
+39 41 522 2362