Originally Posted by
The _Banking_Scot
Hi,
I have spent a week in Venice and loved it ( both in August 2020- quiet due to covid and December 2022- mostly nice but one day where it rained all day)
I stayed on Guidecca island ( at the hilton ) about a 15min public vaporetto to St Mark;s square
It is nice just to wander around the sestieres of venice ( quarters) away from the major sites and you will find something interesting. Lots of bridges and small squares including a three arch bridge and a bridge with no handrails
The Ponte d'Academia is beautiful and you can get beautiful photos
Riatlo bridge
I loved the eastern part of venice ( Sant' Elena) , The Giardini and San pietro island
The Salute basillica and San Giorgio Maggiore are beautiful
You could probably do a lot of major sites at a reasonable pace in 2days ( 1 day you would be dashing around)
Burano ( beautiful coloured houses are worth a visit) and Murano are worth a visit -maybe not with only 2 days
Regards
TBS
Also 2 days in Rome is not enough either so I think you may need to carefully plan which sites you want to see
That all sounds like the things I've read about to do. Why would you say the Murano and Burano islands might not be worth it for a 2-day visit? I am now thinking to hit the major sights in one day and going to one or both of the islands the next day?
And yes 2 days in Roms is also not much and that's why I was wondering if I should do 3 in Rome, take the last night fast train to Venice, the next day in Venice, then the last late night train to Milan to head home.
Originally Posted by
obscure2k
What month are you planning to go?
Middle of October this year.
Originally Posted by
Giggleswick
It depends on your interests and point of view. I've been to Venice many times and never been bored. And I've never even gone to a fancy restaurant or taken a gondola ride, except for the little traghetti gondola ferries across the Grand Canal. However, art and architecture are among my main interests, I love just endlessly poking around, and I've never gone in summer. In my opinion (and probably the opinion of many Venice fans), Venice is most rewarding when viewed as an experience, not just the must-sees.
If you do get bored and have any interest in art or architecture, you could consider the Accademia Gallery (Venetian painting from medieval through 18th century), the Guggenheim Collection (modern art), the Frari church (wonderful Renaissance paintings), Ca' Rezzonico (18th-century art in a grand palazzo with ornate carved furnishings), or the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo (sometimes called the Zanipolo; lots of sculpted tombs of doges), for starters. I could go on and on about churches but won't.
Some non-culture-heavy ideas include riding the vaporetto up the Grand Canal and seeing the variety of palazzo facades, or taking the elevator to the top of the bell tower of San Giorgio Maggiore (one stop across from San Marco by vaporetto) for an astounding view of the city. For history, there's the Corner Museum across Piazza San Marco from the Basilica and even included in the same ticket with the Doge's Palace. Or just walk, as has already been suggested.
Or all this just may not be to your liking. Tastes differ, of course.
The top of the bell tower was also something that sounded like we should do. We do love seeing churches and architecture but do not know much about it so we enjoy learning using audio guides.
Also I'm trying to organically hit Marriott Titanium this year - is there a centrally located Marriott anyone can recommend?