You can’t have the car in the historical centre, parking at Piazzale Roma or nearby will cost a lot, and it simply ain’t worth it. Lastly, despite having done a bunch of road trips in Italy, we strongly recommend against trying to include Venice on any northern Italy road trip itinerary (such as The Dolomites). Given that the vast majority of visitors will arrive by air into Marco Polo Airport - and that we found the information out there a little confusing - we've put together a separate post with step by step instructions. With the Grand Canal acting as the central highway, it’s inevitable that you’ll still have a short (or deceptively long) walk from the dock to your hotel, and if Google Maps says it’s ten minutes, you can guarantee that it’ll take you at least thirty once you factor in getting lost, bridges, the majority of bridges having stairs, getting lost, and arguments. The most important thing to do is work out how you're going to get to your accommodation BEFORE you arrive, as a couple of the options are not possible - or practical - should you be getting in late. However, with various entry points, there are actually several ways to reach the historical centre of this island city. The aquatic nature of the city means you can actually travel from the airport to Venice by boat! As well as being practical, it’s certainly a more memorable way to start your trip than in the back of a shuttle bus.
It’s why there really is nowhere else quite like Venice. This complex topography is all part of the mesmerising charm of a city defiantly, miraculously built within a lagoon, and is its principal feature - and that’s before you even consider the glorious buildings which have risen and remained standing canalside over the last millennia. Venice is shaped by its waterways, and a trip here is defined by them.
There are no cars or Vespas within the historical centre, deliveries are done by wheeled trollies, you cross from one island to another without realising, public waterboats are the main form of transportation, and you’re rarely more than a few footsteps from one of its 150 canals. However, no travel advice article about visiting this floating sinking city can begin without setting the scene of just how unlike anywhere else in the world this city is. We promise this post is about pointing out the obvious things like, y’know, there’s a lot of water in Venice and that it’s wet. Here are 23 essential things to know before you visit Venice, Italy.
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Within it you'll find insider information on accommodation, surprising rules you need to follow (or face a hefty fine), advice on whether or not you should take that gondola ride, the reason you should forget about that canalside picnic, a clear breakdown how to get around, honesty on overtourism, and practical recommendations on how to make the very most of your time in this masterpiece of a city and avoid some common first-timer mistakes. So in true Along Dusty Roads style (we do these sorts of posts for pretty much every big destination we visit), we've put together all our Venice travel tips after our six day summer stay into one article. Visit this labyrinthine floating city without a plan, without any idea of what you'd like to see and your trip will likely be more expensive, involve long lines, the odd bad meal and the sense that you seem to be sharing your holiday with half the world. The same however, can absolutely not be said about Venice (called Venezia in Italian). In this social media led world of travelling for a photo, spontaneous trips to unknown and unresearched destinations are something we should all be doing much more of. No itinerary, preconceived notions or ridiculously long to-do lists, just a sense of escape and a chance to roam unfamiliar streets with no plan in particular. There's something terribly exciting about booking a last minute city break or European escape.
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