I know you can never see everythinmg you read about or want to see ...but what as a first time are must do's in Venice ?
Posted by
Knoxville, TN, USA
7209 posts
Buy the Rick Steves Venice Book and follow his itinerary.
Posted by
In the Mountains, USA
689 posts
St. Marks - Doges palace - Bridge of Sighs
Enjoy the music and people watch.
Rialto Bridge and market areas.
Get lost!!!!
Posted by
Elk Grove, CA, USA
6898 posts
The RS book is just great. For another and slightly smaller book packed with things to see and do with pictures is the Eyewitness Top 10 book for Venice. It lists the top 10 of tons of things. Plus the back cover folds out to show a complete map of the vaporetto runs. Great guide.
Our favorites were St. Marks, the Doge's Palace (get the audio), the Peggy Guggenheim museum and the walk from the clock tower in St. Mark's square to the Rialto Bridge. Absolutely the best window shopping in Italy. Several gelato shops along the way.
Posted by
Buffalo, NY
70 posts
Patrick, I see that you have started a few of these threads. In the trip planning section of this website, Rick has outlined 1,2, and more day itineraries for major cities. I'm using that as a guide for my planning.