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5-Day Venice Itinerary
Canals, gondolas, and a city floating on water
There’s nowhere like Venice — a car-free maze of canals and bridges, Byzantine mosaics, quiet backstreets, and lagoon islands of glass and lace. Best explored by getting deliberately lost.
BEST TIME
April–June and September–October
BALLPARK
$800–$1,550 per person
Your 5-day Venice itinerary
Day 1 · Arrive & settle in
Land, drop your bags, and ease into Venice with something low-key nearby. Stay overnight — Venice is magic once the day-trippers leave.
Day 2 · St. Mark’s Basilica and Square
Spend the morning on the highlight, then in the afternoon or evening: grand canal by vaporetto.
Day 3 · Rialto Bridge and market
Spend the morning on the highlight, then in the afternoon or evening: doge’s palace.
Day 4 · Islands of Murano and Burano
Spend the morning on the highlight, then in the afternoon or evening: a quiet-canal gondola ride.
Day 5 · Last morning & departure
Squeeze in one more before you go — st. mark’s basilica and square if you have time — then head to the airport.
Top things to do in Venice
- St. Mark’s Basilica and Square
- Grand Canal by vaporetto
- Rialto Bridge and market
- Doge’s Palace
- Islands of Murano and Burano
- A quiet-canal gondola ride
More detail: the best things to do in Venice →
LOCAL TIP
Stay overnight — Venice is magic once the day-trippers leave.
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