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City guide · Italy

Venice

Fewer than 50,000 people now live in the historic centre, out of 249,466 in the commune as a whole in 2025, so on any ordinary day the island city is outnumbered several times over by its visitors. It is built on some 118 small islands, linked by 438 bridges and divided into six sestieri: Cannaregio, Castello, Dorsoduro, San Marco, San Polo and Santa Croce. Venice and its lagoon have been UNESCO-listed since 1987. Acqua alta is the thing to plan around: in November 2019 the tide reached 1.87 metres and more than 80% of the city stood under water.

Practical information
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Planning a visit

  1. January: seasonal closure recorded
  2. February: seasonal closure recorded
  3. March: seasonal closure recorded
  4. April: seasonal closure recorded
  5. May: seasonal closure recorded
  6. June: seasonal closure recorded
  7. July: seasonal closure recorded
  8. August: seasonal closure recorded — this month
  9. September: seasonal closure recorded
  10. October: seasonal closure recorded
  11. November: seasonal closure recorded
  12. December: seasonal closure recorded

Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

  1. Piazza San Marco
    01 45 min

    Piazza San Marco

    Piazza San Marco is the principal public square of Venice, and to Venetians it is simply la Piazza.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  2. Rialto Bridge
    02 20 min

    Rialto Bridge

    The Ponte di Rialto is the oldest of the four bridges that cross the Grand Canal inside Venice, and until the Accademia bridge was built in 1854 it was the only one.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  21. Altino
    21 45 min

    Altino

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  22. Altino
    22 45 min

    Altino

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  23. Altinum
    23 45 min

    Altinum

    • Notable
    • Historic monument

How the city is laid out

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Getting around

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Nearby districts and related places

Nearby places

Turn this list into a plan

Set your days, your pace and the hours you actually want to be out. The planner works around closing days and travel time, and leaves room to eat.

Plan Venice