San Marco
Grand hotels and palazzos a few steps from the basilica and the Grand Canal.
Check hotels here →Why go
There is nowhere quite like Venice. A city of islands laced with canals, where the streets are water and every corner opens onto another palazzo, bridge or quiet square.
Stay a night or two: the city belongs to you in the early morning and after the day visitors leave, when the canals turn gold and the bells ring across the lagoon.
Don't miss
Three moments
you'll remember.
- 01
The Grand Canal
Ride it end to end on a vaporetto at sunset, or take a gondola through the smaller canals.
- 02
St Mark's & the Rialto
The golden basilica, the Doge's Palace and the market by the Rialto Bridge.
- 03
Burano & Murano
Rainbow fishermen's houses on Burano and glass-blowing workshops on Murano, a short boat ride away.
Hotels
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in Venice.
Canal-view palazzo hotels, small boutique stays near St Mark's, or quieter corners in Cannaregio and Dorsoduro.
Dorsoduro
Quieter canals, art museums and sunset walks along the Zattere.
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Local bars, long canals and better value, still close to everything.
Check hotels here →By cruise
Sail to Venice.
Many Adriatic cruises now start or end at nearby ports such as Trieste or Ravenna, with a transfer into Venice. Add a hotel night before you sail.
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