Everything to help you get the most from your visit to Venice
Love Venice is the quick and easy guide to Venice with information, attractions and places to see, opening hours, Venice hotels and apartments, vaporetto (waterbus) routes along with vaporetto times and timetables, how to get from the airport to Venice and the islands of Venice and much more.
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Venice Most Viewed Attractions
St Mark’s Square, Doge’s Palace and more
Areas of Venice
A guide to the different areas of Venice
Venice Transport
Waterbus (vaporetto), water taxi, and getting to and from the airport
The Islands of Venice
Murano, Burano, Lido and many more
Hotels & Apartments in Venice
View and book hotels and apartments
FAQS, Evening Meals, Gondolas & Festivals
Information and help on everything from banks to medical help
Tours, Tickets & Activites in Venice
From tickets, skip-the-line tickets and tours to cooking classes and Venice food tasting activities
Venice Webcams
View live Venice webcams online
Most Viewed Venice Attractions
Venice Transport
Travel & transport in Venice is divided into two separate categories.
1. Airport to Venice
For transport to and from Marco Polo Airport into Venice you will use a water taxi, Alilaguna boat or express bus.
2.Transport in Venice
For transport to get around in Venice, you will use the Vaporetto (waterbus)
ALILAGUNA BOAT
MARCO POLO AIRPORT TO VENICE
The most cost effective way to travel from Venice airport to central Venice by boat
WATER TAXI
MARCO POLO AIRPORT TO VENICE
Private or shared water taxi to arrive at your hotel in style
EXPRESS BUS
MARCO POLO AIRPORT TO VENICE
The cheapest way to get to Piazzale Roma in 20 minutes
VAPORETTO WATERBUS
TRANSPORT IN VENICE
The vaporetto (waterbus) is the public transport in Venice
VENICE AIRPORT
MARCO POLO AIRPORT
Useful Information about Venice Marco Polo Airport
GONDOLA RIDES
TAKE A GONDOLA RIDE
Prices and information about Gondola rides in Venice
FAQs, Festivals & Fine Dining
Venice Information & Venice Guide
Answering questions you may have about your trip to Venice, a guide to getting a gondola trip, choosing fine dining and mid-range restaurants along with a month by month festivals and events calendar, weather and more. Plus visit Romantic Venice.
Link to: Frequently Asked Questions About Venice
FAQs →
Answers to some of the most frequently asked Venice questions – tipping, dress code and more
Link to: Fine Dining Restaurants
Restaurants →
The best restaurants for dining in style in Venice
Link to: Visiting Venice Checklist
Venice Checklist →
A Guide to Help You Prepare for your Venice Visit
Link to: Art in Venice
Art in Venice →
Where to Find Art in Venice
Link to: Venice Festival Calendar
Festivals in Venice →
Month-by-month Venice Festival Listings
Link to: Italian Language, Meals, Food & Drink
Italian Culture →
Italian Language, Meals & More
Link to: Medical Help in Venice
Medical Help →
Medical Help Available in Venice
Link to: Supermarkets, Markets and food shopping in Venice
Supermarkets & Shopping →
A Guide to Supermarkets & Shopping in Venice
Link to: Venice Weather Forecast & Tide Times
Venice Weather →
5 Day & Long Range Weather Forecasts
Areas of Venice
There’s much more to Venice than St Mark’s Square.
Venice is divided up into six main areas or sestiere.
There are a lot of attractions and sights to see in each.
For where to stay in Venice view the full page: Areas of Venice
Follow a manual added link
SAN MARCO →
St Mark’s Square, Basilica, Doge’s Palace – the very heart of Venice
Link to: Dorsoduro, Venice, Italy
DORSODURO →
Dorsoduro is home to many art galleries, churches, museums
Follow a manual added link
CASTELLO →
Venetian Arsenale, churches, art and more
Link to: San Polo, Venice, Italy
SAN POLO →
Rialto Bridge and Rialto Markets, art, museums and more
Link to: Santa Croce, Venice, Italy
SANTA CROCE →
Venice Natural History Museum, San Stae, Palazzo Mocenigo etc
Link to: Cannaregio, Venice, Italy
CANNAREGIO →
Venice Ghetto, Orsoni Furnace,Campo dei Mori
Venice Lagoon Islands
View the main Venice Lagoon Islands Page which includes many more Venice islands
Link to: Murano
Murano →
The Venice Island of Murano, famous for its glass making, the Museo del Vetro glass museum plus rare mosaics
Link to: Burano
Burano →
Well known for brightly painted fishermen’s houses and world famous lacemaking
Link to: Lido di Venezia
Lido di Venezia →
Lido is home to the famous Venice Film Festival, for its Beaches & for a nice relaxing atmosphere
Link to: Mazzorbo
Mazzorbo →
Vineyards, Michelin restaurant and peace
Link to: Torcello
Torcello →
Byzantine mosaics, famous film star hotel
Link to: Chioggia
Chioggia →
A “little Venice” and a quiet fishing port
Hotels & Apartments in Venice
Finding the ideal hotel or apartment to stay in for your visit to Venice can be confusing. Decide what your ideal price point is, whether you wish to stay in the heart of Venice (San Marco) or in an area a little quieter and what star rating and facilities you require.
Below you will find a list of Venice hotels and apartments from 5 star to 1 star to help you along with a link to the accommodation in Venice map.
FIVE STAR HOTELS
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View and book 5 Star & Luxury Hotels in Venice
FOUR STAR HOTELS
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View and book 4 Star Hotels in Venice
THREE STAR HOTELS
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View and book 3 Star Hotels in Venice
ONE & TWO STAR HOTELS
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View and book 1 & 2 Star Hotels in Venice
FOUR STAR/LUXURY APARTMENTS
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View and book 4 star/Luxury Venice Apartments
VENICE HOTEL & APARTMENT MAP
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View the map of Venice Hotels & Apts
Tours, Tickets & Activities
Optimizing your time in Venice can be very worthwhile especially if it means avoiding any queues and lines to wait to see some of the museums, art galleries, St Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace and more.
In addition, tours and guides can show you places that you would probably never otherwise see and learn things that you might not know. Here’s a selection that should be useful from skip the line tickets to popular sights, cooking classes, food tasting tours and water based activities – for example taking a kayak or canoe through some of Venice’s canals to finding the best spots in Venice for Instagram photos.