🏛️Top Attractions

Byzantine domes and nearly a hectare of gold mosaics at the heart of the city.

Piazza San Marco 328, Venice

Timed entry ticket

1 hour

Reserve a slot online; large bags must be left at the nearby deposit and shoulders covered.

Gothic seat of the Venetian Republic, linked to the prisons by the Bridge of Sighs.

Piazza San Marco 1, Venice

Museum ticket

2 hours

The Secret Itineraries tour is worth booking for the hidden chambers and Casanova's cell.

The world's first ghetto, from 1516, with five historic synagogues and a Jewish museum.

Campo di Ghetto Nuovo, Venice

Museum and synagogue tour ticket

1–2 hours

Synagogues are seen on guided tours only; closed Shabbos and Jewish holidays, and the kosher options are steps away.

The oldest bridge over the Grand Canal, beside the city's morning produce and fish market.

Ponte di Rialto, Venice

Free

1 hour

The market winds down by midday and closes Sunday and Monday.

The slow boat past four kilometres of palaces — the best-value tour in Venice.

Ferrovia to San Marco, Venice

Single or day vaporetto ticket

1 hour

Board at Ferrovia for a seat outside at the front, and ride at golden hour.

Glass furnaces on Murano, and painted fishermen's houses on Burano.

Murano and Burano, Venetian Lagoon

Vaporetto ticket

Half day

A day pass pays for itself; go early to see the glassblowers at work.