Venice Travel Guide

Airports
Venice Marco Polo Airport is situated 6 miles north of the city. Buses, taxicabs and boats are available for the journey in to Venice. A one-way ticket for the bus is €3 and the taxi cabs charge €40. The scheduled boat taxi Alilaguna (same stops as the boat buses) charges approximately €10. read more »

Hotel Cipriani
If you have a lot of money, you should stay here. Cipriani is the most expensive hotel in all of Italy, and an almost other worldly experience in elegant luxury. The price of accommodation includes access to the hotel’s own taxi boat. read more »

Venice is not the most famous when it comes to high fashion shopping but if that is what you are after those shops are located at Via XXII Marzo and neighbouring streets. Via XXII Marzo stretches from San Mark Square towards Academia and here you will find Prada, Valentino, Etro, Chanel and Gucci. read more »

Venice is not a city for those looking to dance the night away in ecstasy. There are many good bars, primarily in the Dorsoduro district, but there’s no “party scene”. The city’s youth travel to Venice’s modern sister city, Mestre, on the main land. In the summer, they go to the seaside town of Jesolo. read more »

When it comes to cafés in Venice it is the same as with restaurants - the best value places are located a couple of blocks away from the tourist strips. Take a stroll and find your own favourite café! read more »

Venice has a large variety of restaurants. As usual with Italian cities, the best dining experience can be had at a simple neighbourhood trattoria off the tourist strips. Venice has many culinary specialities, like bigoli in an anchovy and mushroom sauce, or castraure, tiny artichokes with Parmesan shavings and olive oil. read more »

The whole city is a unique sight in itself, there is nothing like it anywhere else in the world. The best way to explore Venice is by foot. read more »

There is no other city like Venice. It has 180 canals, 450 bridges and magnificent palaces. It is a city rich in museums and historical buildings of great artistic and cultural importance. Add to that the transient feeling and the quiet everyday life. The beauty of it all is truly apparent. read more »