2006-12-10 22:10:01 · 6 answers · asked by jennie d 1 in Travel ➔ Italy ➔ Venice
The Locanda Orsolo is just North West of Piazza San Marco. Expect a lot of foot traffic during the day, but Venice clears out at night, and when you stay in the city, you can look forward to magical nights exploring the Calle and Canals. Make good use of the ACTV water buses to explore the city, and scoop out restaurants during the day for dinner. If you find something you like, go in and make a reservation for later that night or the next day. The morning is a good time to explore the outer islands, and spend the late afternoon back in Venice with the crowds starting to thin out.
Lastly, focus on being in Venice instead of doing things in Venice. Pick a few highlights you have to see, and spend the rest of the time enjoying a good espresso or wonderful meal.
2006-12-11 12:34:35 · answer #1 · answered by slhandph 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Venice is a wonderful, breathtaking feast of a place, and no matter how much of it you see, there is still more!
The best time to see Venice is in the couple of weeks immediately before Easter; the place is never quiet, but at that time you have the optimal combination of decent weather and streets and galleries that you don't have to fight your way through!
The 'spine' of tourism in Venice is a line connecting St. Mark's Square to the Rialto Bridge. Both are must-see locations, and the route between is well signposted and, itself, lined with interesting shops and little detours onto the lovely 'back' canals. If you are going to visit St.Mark's itself, and look at the treasures therein, then get up early and queue for when it opens! Otherwise you could find yourself with a long wait.
Another area with a lot to offer is around the Accademia Bridge where there are some lovely sights and great galleries. This is more the 'student quarter' so some of the restaurants are a bit cheaper here. (Tip: the places that have displays of sandwiches and pizza to 'take away' are very cheap and offer filling food if you are on a budget).
The best way to see the Grand Canal is to get on one of the 'water buses' that ply along it. For a reasonably cheap ticket you can go right down it one way, then return the full length. Gondolas are scandalously expensive; for a 'gondola experience' on the cheap, find one of the places where small open-topped boats take passengers across the Grand Canal. These are fun and very cheap, but don't think you HAVE to stand on them like the locals do (I sat down!)
It is easy to get lost in Venice, so get a map and, daft though it sounds, take a little compass as well! Although being lost there is still a wonderful experience because the whole place is amazing, your feet do eventually get tired.
Enjoy!
2006-12-10 22:24:30 · answer #2 · answered by PhD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well,I'm Italian and I've been in Venice lots of time.....(the last is 2 weeks ago)......I love it,it's very nice.....the streets are really small but it's a really romantic city...."Palazzo Ducale" is nice,"Saint Marco's square" is wonderful and i find St.Marco's church marvellous!It's one of the most beautiful in the world!teh food is nice but obviously don't eat or seat in a restaurant near to the most important square!You could spend lots of money....without a reason why!Just one thing:look at the weather!If it rains a lot it could be a problem.......have a nice days!
2006-12-14 12:51:15 · answer #3 · answered by lalla317 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i can't really give you specifics since it was a while since i was there - but i absolutely loved venice. very beautiful, and the food was gorgeous!
2006-12-10 22:13:51 · answer #4 · answered by Empress 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Venice is marvellous!
2006-12-13 23:09:51 · answer #5 · answered by Nico 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't try to borrow a gondola without permission the owners get very irate and shoot at you
2006-12-10 22:16:32 · answer #6 · answered by seamanspraying 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋