Bona Ventura

Italy

Venice

Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0

A car-free city of 118 islets in a lagoon, built by a maritime republic that lasted a thousand years: Byzantine San Marco, Gothic palaces on the Grand Canal and Tintoretto and Titian in its churches. Venetians eat standing up in bacari (cicchetti with an ombra of wine), drink spritz on residential campi in Cannaregio, Castello and Dorsoduro, and escape to the Lido, Giudecca and the northern lagoon islands.

Must-see

The sights to fit in even on a short trip.

History & museums 31

Where to eat 65

Night out 19

Locals only 26

Walking routes 6

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The Bona Ventura app

Plans your days, reads the walks aloud, finds what is open near you and works offline.

Coming soon to iPhone and Android.