{"id":102883,"date":"2025-02-17T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilingway.cz\/where-to-in-venice-33-tips-for-sightseeing-and-what-to-visit-map\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T06:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T06:20:53","slug":"venice-sights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilingway.cz\/en\/venice-sights\/","title":{"rendered":"Sights in Venice: Best Places to visit in Venice (2026) + map"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Planning what to see and what sights to visit in Venice? Check out our 25 tips for the best places to visit in Venice + 5 tips for things to do around Venice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We update admission fees, opening times and other useful information for sights in Venice several times a year. <\/strong>The latest update is always listed at the beginning of the article. <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t

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  1. Venice in Italy<\/a>
  2. 25 tips on the best places to visit in Venice<\/a>
  3. 5 tips for day trips around Venice<\/a>
  4. Where to stay in Venice<\/a>
  5. Tips on the best places and things to see in Venice: MAP<\/a>
  6. Practical information on how to enjoy Venice<\/a>
  7. How to save in Venice<\/a>
  8. More information about Italy<\/a>
  9. Summary: What to see and do in Venice<\/a><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n
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    Venice in Italy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Venice is a city of almost 300,000 people in the north-east of Italy. It is one of the most popular destinations, with 27.5 million tourists a year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For more than 1,000 years, Venice was an independent empire until Napoleon took over in 1757. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Between the 13th and 18th centuries, Venice was one of the richest commercial centres in Europe, which is why most of its buildings date from this period. At 14th century, they even controlled most of the Mediterranean, including Crete, Zadar and Cyprus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The city has so much <\/strong>strict laws on historical monuments that its appearance has remained almost unchanged for centuries. Venice is literally <\/strong>through a labyrinth of narrow alleys and shortcuts that even the best map apps can’t take. Just walk around and soak up the atmosphere in the backstreets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    25 tips on the best places to visit in Venice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Venice is not popular for nothing. There are plenty of beautiful places to go in Venice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Monumental basilicas and opulent palaces that house breathtaking art collections, romantic canals that you can take a gondola ride over or cross on one of the iconic bridges, and plenty of alleyways to wander. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Venice is unique. They have their own specific atmosphere that you can’t find anywhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How to skip the line:<\/strong> From spring to autumn, Venice is packed with tourists and long queues form at the most popular sights. For this reason, we have booked tickets in advance<\/a><\/strong>. On the spot, we just showed the tickets on our mobile phones and could go right in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Let’s do it: what are the most beautiful sights in Venice and what are the interesting places to see?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Piazza San Marco<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    We start in the heart of Venice. Where the biggest crowds of tourists flow. At the centre of Venetian public and religious life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Piazza San Marco is the central square of Venice, 180 metres long and 70 metres wide. It is the only square in Venice. Other “squares” are called piazzalles <\/em>or campos<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Napoleon called Piazza San Marco the reception room of Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The square represents the lowest point in Venice. During the Acqua Alta (Big Water) it is the first to be flooded. Sometimes it’s just a bigger puddle, but sometimes the whole square is flooded. This happens several times a year due to the influx of the Adriatic Sea. Especially in autumn (from November) and winter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As soon as the level starts to rise, sirens are triggered to warn the population. Authorities will then place several raised walkways to allow locals and tourists to pass through. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It is an interesting spectacle, but it is also sad because it devalues the historical heritage that is listed by UNESCO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Piazza San Marco is surrounded by several of Venice’s most important monuments – St Mark’s Basilica, the Doge’s Palace, the Clock Tower and the Museo Correr. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can have a coffee in one of the two caf\u00e9s and just enjoy. And they’re not just any coffee shops. One is said to be the oldest in the world and the other the oldest caf\u00e9 still operating in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    If you want to avoid the crowds and enjoy the atmosphere almost to yourself, head here early in the morning or later in the evening, when the square is beautifully lit. Venice is not a night city. Most of the bars and restaurants close around 11pm, so the city is much more crowded relatively early in the evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    2. Basilica of St. Mark (Basilica di San Marco)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    One of the most beautiful basilicas in Italy. St Mark’s Basilica<\/strong> dominates Piazza San Marco. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    It is built of more than 500 marble columns from 3rd century. The 4000 square meters of glittering golden and Murano coloured glass mosaics, statues, 5 Byzantine domes and a golden altar studded with jewels will win you over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It is called Chiesa d’Oro<\/em> or Golden Church<\/em> because of its ornate and golden interiors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Do you know what the reason for building the basilica was? In 828, Venetian merchants smuggled the body of Saint Mark the Evangelist (one of the 12 Apostles) out of Egypt past Muslim guards and hid it in a vat of lard. It was in the basilica that the body was then buried. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Originally the basilica was supposed to be an extension of the Doge’s Palace. The Basilica of San Marco was later burned and in 11.\nIt was rebuilt by the Venetians in the 11th century. Over the centuries, it has been modified and renovated into its present form in the shape of a Latin cross. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Please note:<\/strong> Remember to dress appropriately – in summer you need to cover your knees and shoulders. They won’t let you in even with a larger backpack (you can leave it in the luggage room in Piazzetta dei Leoncini, to the left of the main entrance).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Admission and opening hours of the Basilica of San Marco in Venice<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    The Basilica is open 9:30-17:15 (last entry 16:45) and 14:00-17:00 on Sundays (closes at 16:00 in winter). Arrive as early as possible in the morning – in season and on weekends at 9am – and join the queue. Later, the queues are really long. Moreover, early in the morning you have the opportunity to see the whole square without crowds of tourists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Entrance to the basilica is for \u20ac3. For another \u20ac5 you can see the Golden Altar and for \u20ac7 you can go to the Museum di San Marco, where you can enjoy the view from the terrace overlooking the square and get a closer look at the mosaics or the original bronze horses of St Mark (interestingly, they are mostly made of copper). These were brought by the Venetians from 4. Crusade from Constantinople in the 4th century. Replicas of the horses are right on the fa\u00e7ade of the basilica. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Children under the age of 6 can enter all parts of the basilica for free. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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