Sights
St Mark’s Basilica
A city’s story, written in gold
Venice, Italy · The official VisitVenezia.net guide
A city like
no other.
Beyond the postcard. Into the extraordinary.
Find your own way through Venice.
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Explore every side of the city
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A place to feel, not just to see
Some places
stay with you.
Venice is one of them.
In the first light on the lagoon. In a quiet turn beyond a crowded square. In the sound of water beneath a bridge.
There is the Venice you’ve dreamed of, and the one waiting to surprise you. Explore its neighbourhoods, discover its islands and make time for both.
Start your Venice storyVENICE, BEYOND THE POSTCARD
Make room for something extraordinary.
A day among colourful islands. The secrets of the Doge’s Palace. Your first glimpse of golden mosaics. Find the experience that makes the trip yours.
The places that make Venice
Extraordinary. Everywhere.
Sights
Doge’s Palace
Inside the power of the Venetian Republic
Sights
Rialto Bridge
The city’s great crossing
Sights
Santa Maria della Salute
The domes at the mouth of the Grand Canal
Sights
San Giorgio Maggiore
The skyline, seen from the other side
Sights
Teatro La Fenice
Venice, with the curtain raised
Six sestieri. Six ways to fall in love.
Find your
corner of Venice.
Every neighbourhood has a different rhythm. Follow the one that feels like you.
Meet all six neighbourhoods
A little further. A world away.
Follow the water.
Trade the city’s lanes for colourful islands, living crafts and open lagoon skies.
Islands
Burano
Colour with a life behind it
Islands
Murano
A world shaped by fire and glass
Islands
Torcello
Before the city, the lagoon
One island. A slower day. A different perspective. Explore the Venetian Lagoon
Venice & its lagoon
More than a city.
A world on water.
Beyond the domes and palaces lies a living landscape of islands, salt marshes and centuries of stories.
See the bigger pictureMake it your kind of trip
How much time
will you give Venice?
A few days. Endless possibilities. Choose your time and find a thoughtful route through the city.
Browse all itinerariesI have…
03
City, neighbourhoods, lagoon.
The icons on day one. Art and everyday Venice on day two. A whole day to follow the water.
Your three-day itinerary
A taste of the city
One more bite.
One more story.
A little counter, a few cicchetti, a conversation that lasts longer than planned. Discover the flavours that belong to Venice.
Taste your way through VeniceBefore the adventure
A little know-how.
A lot more Venice.
The journey here
Airports, trains and your first steps.
Move like Venice
Walk, float, wander. Find your way.
Find your neighbourhood
Choose where your story begins.
Pick your season
Different light. A different city.
Good to know
Your Venice
questions, answered.
How many days should I spend in Venice?+
Three days allow a balanced introduction to major sights, neighbourhoods and a lagoon outing. With one day, focus on the city; with five, explore at a slower pace.
Which islands should I visit first?+
Murano suits an interest in glass, Burano offers colour and lace, and Torcello brings early lagoon history. Choose two rather than rushing through a long list.
What is the best way to get around?+
Walk for the detail and use waterbuses for longer connections and islands. Check the current route and ticket conditions before boarding.
Is Visit Venezia the official tourism office?+
VisitVenezia.net publishes its official travel guide, with English as its primary language. We link to the city, transport operators and attraction websites for official visitor information.
Accessible Venice
Your Venice. Your pace.
Plan transport, short routes and museum visits around your access needs.
Accessible Venice →YOUR VENICE, YOUR PACE
Plan your Venice
A few thoughtful choices. A Venice itinerary that fits your days, interests and pace.
WHAT’S ON
What’s happening in Venice
ExhibitionsIllustrative photo ↗
2026-04-25 — 2026-10-19
Peggy Guggenheim in London: Birth of a Collector
At the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, this exhibition explores Peggy Guggenheim's London years and her first gallery, Guggenheim Jeune, active from 1938 to 1939. It brings together key works shown in those pioneering exhibitions, alongside similar-period pieces by artists including Eileen Agar, Salvador Dalí, Barbara Hepworth, Vasily Kandinsky, Henry Moore, Piet Mondrian and Sophie Taeuber-Arp, plus archival materials. After Venice, it travels to London's Royal Academy of Arts, then to Guggenheim New York.
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2026-09-17 — 2026-10-30
Festival delle Idee
The eighth edition of the Festival delle Idee returns to various venues in Venice from 17 September to 30 October 2026, titled "Desire or Duty". It features more than 40 meetings, including events and spin-offs exploring desire as a drive toward possibility and duty as a call to responsibility and connection with others. Journalists, writers, philosophers, scientists, artists and entrepreneurs take part.
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2025-11-20 — 2026-10-31
Teatro La Fenice, 2025-2026 Season
Venice's Teatro La Fenice presents its 2025-2026 Opera and Ballet Season with eleven operas, four dance productions and two new Education productions, pairing repertoire classics with titles long absent from the Venetian stage and modern works. The programme opens with Mozart's La clemenza di Tito in a new staging by Paul Curran, conducted by Ivor Bolton. The Symphony Season runs from 28 November 2025 to 31 October 2026.
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