Venice & the Lagoon Islands — 5 days
Art, palaces and island life in depth. Day-by-day itinerary: St. Mark's; Doge's Palace & Dorsoduro; Rialto & Cannaregio; Lagoon islands.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — St. Mark's
- 10:00 — Arrival at Venice Marco Polo (VCE)
- 11:30 — Vaporetto airport → San Marco
- 13:00 — Hotel check-in — San Marco
- 15:00 — St. Mark's Square & Basilica — San Marco
- 17:00 — St. Mark's Campanile — panoramic view — San Marco
- 20:00 — Cicchetti dinner — San Marco
Day 2 — Doge's Palace & Dorsoduro
- 09:30 — Doge's Palace & Bridge of Sighs — San Marco
- 13:00 — Lunch — San Marco
- Walk to Dorsoduro — San Marco → Dorsoduro
- 15:00 — Peggy Guggenheim Collection — Dorsoduro
- 17:30 — Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute — Dorsoduro
- 20:30 — Dinner in Dorsoduro — Dorsoduro
Day 3 — Rialto & Cannaregio
- 09:30 — Rialto Market — Rialto
- 11:00 — Rialto Bridge & Grand Canal — Rialto
- Walk to Cannaregio — Rialto → Cannaregio
- 13:00 — Bacari (wine bar) lunch — Cannaregio
- 15:00 — Jewish Ghetto of Venice — Cannaregio
- Walk to the Grand Canal — Cannaregio → Grand Canal
- 18:00 — Sunset cruise on the Grand Canal — Grand Canal
- Walk back to Cannaregio — Grand Canal → Cannaregio
- 20:30 — Romantic dinner by gondola or canal — Cannaregio
Day 4 — Lagoon islands
- 09:00 — Vaporetto → Murano — San Marco → Murano
- Vaporetto to Murano — San Marco → Murano
- 09:30 — Glass Museum & glass-blowing workshops — Murano
- 11:30 — Vaporetto → Burano
- 12:00 — Burano Island — lace and colourful houses — Burano
- 13:00 — Seafood lunch — Burano
- Vaporetto to Torcello — Burano → Torcello
- 15:00 — Vaporetto → Torcello — Burano → Torcello
- Walk around Torcello — Burano → Torcello → Torcello
- 15:30 — Torcello Island — the founding cathedral — Torcello
- 18:00 — Back to Venice
Day 5 — Lido & Departure
- 09:30 — Vaporetto → Lido di Venezia — San Marco → Lido
- Vaporetto to the Lido — San Marco → Lido
- 10:00 — Lido beach — Lido
- 13:00 — Farewell lunch on the Lido — Lido
- 15:30 — Back to San Marco then the airport
- 19:30 — Return flight