Venice Travel Tips

Where on the earth would you find the most intriguing transport system where you travel on a vaporetto or a gondola, except the beautiful city of Venice. This city is well-known for being extremely beautiful and is one of the most visited cities in Italy. While you are on a vacation in Italy you would never like to miss out on this one.

Being in this city, you get to travel on the most spectacular modes of travelling existing, that is the water bus. This takes you down the Grand Canal and you have the most wonderful experience of your life here. Also you can sit at a small cafe that also offers the classic chianto wine and some Italian cuisine like pasta or pasta carbonarra and the tapas.

The amazing fact about this city is that it is only 4.5 km long but it made of 117 islands. So if you are fond of walking then you can go around this city on you feet.

But as always you have limited time to spend on every destination while visiting a country, so it better to plan your holiday in such a way that within that period of time you cover all the major and popular places to see.

So, in Venice, some of the must watch places are listed in this article.

Doge's palace is like the emblem of Venice. It is this huge building arising out of the sea and the first one to be seen if you arrive on the sea. It is a gothic masterpiece.

Basilica of san Marco is also near by to the doge's palace. It is a cathedral, which is a mixture of many styles. It has a touch of the roman, gothic and venetian style. Also it has the famous golden Pala, which is a huge gold leaf with sapphires, rubies, pearls, emerald and agate embedded in it. It is an altarpiece.

The focal point of the Venice transport system is itself a place to go to. The place is full of cafes and is the hub of the city. Also one unique activity done here is feeding the pigeons present here. So you would want to carry some maize in your bag to be a part of this tradition.

Whenever you are in a gondola, your eyes would be looking for the famous Rialto Bridge, which is a remarkable and famous bridge to be seen. It is considered to be seen at its best when you are traveling in a gondola. It is an arched bridge. You would also find many shops here but would not want to but as the prices are very high.

If you want to have some memories of one of the island s of Venice, then island of murano is the one to be seen. Here you would see multi colored glass been blown.also you can take a little trip to be paid out your pocket, of the island with the local guides there.

For spending a relaxing evening after the day's fatigue of going around in the city, the area of Campo Di Santa margarita is where you would like to go. It has many coffee houses, bars where you can sit and recollect the beauty of the city with every sip.