Venice
Venice, just a stone's throw from Jesolo
How to get to Venice
There are two ways to get to Venice:
- Take public bus line 10a, which departs from the ATVO bus station on Via Equilio and goes to Piazzale Roma.
- Take public bus line 23a (bus no. 5), which goes to Punta Sabbioni, where you can transfer to the ACTV public ferry lines 14 and 15, bound for the San Zaccaria stop in Venice. The lines run every half hour, from early morning until late evening.
- On certain dates, visiting Venice requires an online reservation and the purchase of an admission ticket. Check the calendar below by clicking the button.
St. Mark’s Basilica is always visible along the route. A magnificent example of Byzantine Romanesque architecture with a five-domed roof, originally built to house the body of the Evangelist Mark, it is also known as “the Golden Church” for its gold-backed mosaics and the rich treasures received as gifts over the centuries and preserved within it.
Next to the Basilica stands the imposing Doge’s Palace. This Gothic masterpiece is the city’s most important museum and is visited by more than a million people every year. As the seat of the Doge and the city’s government, it is the symbol of the city and of Venetian civilization in all its aspects.
To reach Rialto from St. Mark’s Square along the Grand Canal, you can take the Line 1 vaporetto, getting off just before the bridge, and visit the historic shops lining its inner staircase before stepping through it and into the festive, bustling crowd of the market. Home to the city’s most important fish, fruit, and vegetable market since as far back as 1067, it occupies the area between Campo de la Pescaria and Campo di San Giacometto.
This is just one of many possible itineraries, but Venice has a surprise around every corner, and a single day isn’t enough to see all the sights and magnificent monuments: if this isn’t your first visit, you can explore many other alternative routes.
