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Venice itinerary - rough draft

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To refresh memories, I was the one who was going to skip Venice and ended up tweaking my itinerary, taking a day from Florence and Naples to make this happen. I only have two nights, but it is better than no nights.
My eyes are crossed as I spent all day working on this rough draft itinerary, so please excuse typos.

Some will say I am crazy to have left off Doges Palace, but for some reason it was not a definite yes for me. I also felt that if I added it, my exploring time would be further reduced. St. Mark's Basilica is a must see, and I am also very interested in the Scoula Grande di Rocco.
I may not be able to get all of day two in, and that's okay. I have a feeling I'm going to be in awe around every corner (the ones that are away from the people;) ).

Yes, I will be eating somewhere along the way. As you can see, a foodie I am not. IMO, sitting down for a meal takes time away from what I love more...exploring on foot.

I left off any form of water activity other than arrival from the airport/train station to Airbnb. It is possible that I could swing an evening ride. Not sure about that at this time.

I'd welcome thoughts on my rough draft itinerary. TIA

Arrival day-arrive on a 1pm flight-

  • 4:30pm Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo -watching the calendar to snag a ticket for that date/time
  • 5:45-6pm T'Fonaco Rooftop Terrace -again, fingers crossed I can score that slot
  • 6:15pm Acqua Alta Bookstore (closes at 7:20pm)
  • Dinner

Day Two-

  • 645am Ponte della Paglia (for Bridge of Sighs photos)

  • 715am-915am - photographing St. Mark's Square area (including Doge's
    Palace, Clock Tower, Tetrarch Statue, Chiesa di Santa Maria del
    Giglio and Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Moisè).

  • 9:30am-1130am- St. Mark's ticket (Basilica, Pala, Loggia)

  • Scuola Grande di San Marco (visit)

  • St. Mary of Miracles Church (visit)

Jewish Stepping Stones on Campiello S. Maria Nova (photos)

  • Scoula Grande Giovanni (photos only)
  • Scoula Grande Rocco (visit)
  • San Pantalon (visit to see the ceiling painting)

  • Gloriosa Dei Frari (visit)

  • Accademia Bridge (sunset photos)

  • Dinner and more taking in the scenery

Departure day-

  • Up early, 7am visit Mary of Nazareth Degli Scalzi, roaming and more photos before checking out of Airbnb for 11am train departure.
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Looks good!

Some things may not take as long as you think. Like, for the Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo are you just climbing the staircase (what we did and what most people do) or visiting the inside of the building? Bridge of Sighs doesn't take long to photograph. But better to have a cushion than to run around trying to do everything as fast as possible.

I agree with you about the Doges palace even though I probably shouldn't say that since in almost a month total time spent in Venice I have never been in it or wanted to go in it. Not my era for painting and I am rather repelled by over-the-top opulence. Maybe I'll go next time. But I love the carved tops of the columns on the outside it (the columns closest to the Basilica) and have looked at every single one several times. Stories, people, animals, fruit, foliage, mythology, etc.

If you have a quick snack for dinner, you'll have time for after-dark Venice, which is wonderful.

I'm happy that you made the decision to include Venice.

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