VENICE, ITALY | 10 Best Things To Do In Venice (Including hidden gems & travel tips)

17 places in this vlog

In the order they appear. Tap a time to play it here, or ↗ to open YouTube at that second.

1. 2:08

   Teatro La Fenice

   🏢 Landmark · San Marco

   Open to visitors daily, with an included audio guide covering the theatre's history.

2. 3:02

   Grand Canal

   🏢 Landmark · Venice · brief mention

3. 3:05

   Rialto Bridge

   🏢 Landmark · San Polo

   It gets crowded because it sits on a well-used tourist path.

4. 3:24

   Constitution Bridge (Ponte della Costituzione)

   🏢 Landmark · Santa Croce · brief mention

5. 3:26

   Accademia Bridge

   🏢 Landmark · San Marco · brief mention

6. 3:38

   Dorsoduro

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Dorsoduro

   Recommended as a less crowded alternative to the famous bridges, with views that are just as pretty.

7. 4:48

   Murano

   🚆 Day trip · Murano

   Watch the glassblowing, but leave time to stroll the canals before moving on to Burano.

8. 5:13

   Burano

   🚆 Day trip · Burano

   About 30 minutes by boat from Murano, and the preferred of the two islands.

9. 6:55

   St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco)

   🏢 Landmark · San Marco

10. 6:55

    San Marco

    🏘️ Neighborhood · San Marco · brief mention

11. 7:05

    St. Mark's Basilica

    ⛩️ Temple · San Marco

    Book entrance tickets online in advance to skip the long queue.

12. 7:42

    Doge's Palace

    🏰 Palace · San Marco

    Skip-the-line tickets let you bypass the long ticket queues.

13. 8:10

    Bridge of Sighs

    🏛️ Historic site · San Marco

    You can walk across it from the inside as part of a Doge's Palace visit.

14. 9:57

    Castello

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Castello · brief mention

15. 10:03

    Cannaregio

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Cannaregio

    Picked as the favourite district for its local feel.

16. 10:46

    St. Mark's Campanile

    🏢 Landmark · San Marco

17. 10:59

    Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo

    🏰 Palace · San Marco

    A hidden-gem alternative to the Campanile: lower, but with far fewer crowds.