Visit Venice - 5 Vital Tips for Visiting Venice, Italy

Heading to Venice on Vacation & Want a bit more insider information on this amazing island city? Here we have 5 quick tips to help travelers get the most out of visiting Venice, Italy. With over 20 million visitors a year Venice is quite popular, but let us help you figure out a few things you should know before you go to Venice.
1. Be Prepared to Get Lost: wandering the back alleys and canals is vital for enjoying Venice, Italy. However, some tourists might get a bit scared not being on a popular tourist route. Well with tons of signs and locals that know tourists get lost you won't be lost long (it is an island after all). So grab a map and still get lost enjoying those amazing hidden squares and cafes.
2. Pack Your Patience: with 20 million tourists Venice is inundated with tourists all parts of the years (especially in summer). So be prepared to wait in line for sights, wait for restauratns, fight through crowds to go over the Railto bridge etc.
3. Don't Expect The Greatest Italian Food: with all of the tourists that come not all the restaurants try their hardest. They know tons more tourists are coming the next day. So ask one of the locals for some local places to try some local food and you will be better off.
4. Dress Modestly: some of the churches will not let you in to visit their collections if you are not dressed appropriately.
5. There Is More Than Just The Venice Island in Venice: go explore some of the outlying islands like Murano where you can see the glass blowers, or visit the beaches just outside of town in the warmer months. Also, you can save a lot of money staying in Mestre instead of on the island of Venice.

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[theoldar]

Venice is everything they say about it: over-crowded, over-priced, and totally wonderful. It's definitely worth the hassles.

[Aswinishere]

MY TIPS;

1) find an airbnb in the Cannaregio, away from most tourists. Don't stay on mainland, it would be waste not to enjoy Venice in the early mornings or late at night, when most tourists have left.
2) Get a day pass for the use of the water boat and...
A) from the F.te Nove "C" stop up north visit for (half) daytrips Burano, Murano, and Torcello. Leave early morning to avoid groups.
B) about these three famous destinations, if you want to find decent food, I recommend to find it on your first island stop: Burano. Farther than that it becomes too expensive and average food is served.
C) visit the Giudecca and enjoy the view/walk.
D) visit the Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore and enjoy the view of St Marco square from tower (small fee)
3) visit the Castello area if you don't like crowds. Basically avoid the center. The best restaurant I found from my trip is called 6342 a le Tole. Trust me on that one.
4) don't bring big luggage otherwise you'll have to use a taxi. Streets are narrow with lots of bridges and steps.

[fpham]

Here is a good tip, if you sleep in Venice, do wake up early before the tourist boats and go to the street and the fish market when only locals do the shopping. Have an espresso with the locals. Around 8.30-9.00 am streets start filling up immensely with tourists, but before that you will be surprised by how different dynamics the Venice can have.

[JPMJPM]

I went in December. It was a little quieter. It was amazing to see the staggering amount of wealth. Toddlers in full-length mink coats, hats, and muffs. I felt so out of place in my plain, black, wool coat.

[ZCM-]

So very much have enjoyed your videos on Barcelona – we had an awesome time there thanks to your tips!

We just finished watching your Venice video – we are there the end of May and will take on board your advice and tips – can’t wait and thanks for giving us the heads up on do’s and more importantly, the don’ts!

Thanks so much!

[Groucherino]

Thanks so much for your helpful guides! We have travelled across Europe from Copenhagen to Amsterdam to Rome, next up Venice and Florence and have enjoyed your tips and advice immensely. Just having that little bit of 'insider' knowledge is a real comfort. Keep it up guys!

[EricTolley]

It was 70 and sunny everyday for me and my wife. This place is perfect. Better than I expected, and I expected it to be great.

[tueday]

Great tips! Partner and I were in Venice just 2 weeks ago for 2 days and it was awesome! We did get lost but enjoyed walking through the maze-like streets and exploring different parts of the island.

[TwoHeartsOneRoof]

Great tips for visiting, we have a tripped booked in October and can't wait!

[AXDudeDrums]

Thank you for this video!! Going to Venice later this year and this has helped a lot in what to expect and tips!

All your videos are great!

[mrrodman]

Love your videos. Wife and I are making our first trip to Europe this summer. Your videos have given me a wealth of good information.

[pedterson]

6. Avoid the main route leading from the train station across the Rialto bridge to Piazza San Marco. It's crowded with day trippers, and lined with tacky gift shops and overpriced restaurants.
7. Avoid the peak season. And do stroll around late at night or very early in the morning. One winter night a friend and I found ourselves absolutely alone on San Marco square, with only two old men singing old Italian songs. That picture book Venice is still out there, but not in August at 3pm.
8. Don't get burgers at Burger King and sit down at Piazza San Marco to eat them. Not only is it rude, but you can actually get fined for this.
9. Do go out of your way to get out of the way, when Venetians want to get through. Especially if they are carrying groceries. The supermarkets are pretty far apart, because there are so few residents left. And those few residents are the only reason why this town doesn't yet feel like the Venetian Las Vegas Resort.
10/1: I agree, you will get lost. And you should get lost. It's one of the prettiest things to do there. You'll never walk too far to never get back, and you won't walk into a bad neighborhood because there is none.

[domana]

That’s so funny that you mentioned Orlando because that’s where I live and it’s exactly like that with the restaurants. In Disney springs you may luck out and get good food and service but you definitely have to go to local places for the best experience. Thanks for the video!

[JazzRocks]

I loved Venice. Had two great meals there - and I've traveled all over Italy.

[Nmelhorn]

Thanks for the continuous stream of great content.

[kanyonbickel]

We're sitting at the airport, waiting to fly to Italy as I type this! So exciting!

[Anthony-zwqb]

I’ve Been planning a second honey moon in Italy over the last month trying to figure out all the details and where we should go. We are coming from the Philadelphia area. I just gotta thank you for putting out all these videos. It’s been a HUGE HELP. Have you ever traveled to Sicily ? If so what is your favorite area to stay/see?

[MeganHollyy]

Thank you so much for this! I'm visiting Venice on my inter rail trip later on this year x

[WanderwithAwe]

Great informative video! Was very helpful. Thank you!

[BrendonMcNZ]

Hi Mark. Had a wonderful 4 days in Venice just last week during our family holiday to Europe. What a wonderful place it is! getting lost (and we did!) is so much fun! we're leaving Metz, France this morning and on our way to Paris for 5 days now!