IT · Veneto · 45.44°N 12.34°E

venice

Canal boats, quiet back lanes and lagoon islands beyond St Mark's Square.

Best time
April–June and September–October are mild and good for walking. July–August is hot and crowded; from October to January, high tides can flood St Mark's Square, though the sea barriers now hold back the worst.
How long
3 days
Getting there
Fly with one stop to Venice Marco Polo, usually via Dubai, Doha or Istanbul, about 17–19 hours all in. A bus or water bus takes you from the airport into the city. Italy is 6 hours behind KL in summer and 7 in winter.
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Rialto bridge, Venice.

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Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

Venice is a city of canals and footbridges with no cars at all. Stay overnight: once the day-trippers go, the back lanes and canals are yours.

Makan

  1. CicchettiVenetian bar snacks: little bites on bread with salt cod, sardines or vegetables.Map ↗
  2. Sarde in saorFried sardines marinated with sweet-sour onions, pine nuts and raisins.Map ↗
  3. BussolaiButter biscuits shaped in rings or S's, from Burano.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. St Mark's SquareThe basilica's gold mosaics and the Doge's Palace on one grand square.Map ↗
  2. Grand Canal by vaporettoWater bus line 1 runs slowly down the whole canal, past palace after palace.Map ↗
  3. CannaregioQuieter canals, local bars and the old Jewish Ghetto, the first in the world.Map ↗
  4. BuranoAn island of brightly painted fishermen's houses and lace-making, about 45 minutes by boat.Map ↗

Good to know

  • Halal food is scarce in the historic centre; Mestre, on the mainland, has more.
  • On busy spring and summer days, day-trippers pay an access fee. Staying overnight exempts you, though you still register online for a free pass.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.