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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

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  8. August: seasonal closure recorded — this month
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Top things to see

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

  1. St Mark's Campanile
    01 45 min

    St Mark's Campanile

    The Campanile di San Marco is the free-standing bell tower of St Mark's Basilica, 98.6 metres tall, and the thing a visitor rides to the top of is a square brick shaft twelve metres on each side and 53.75 metres…

    • Must see
    • Viewpoint

How the city is laid out

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Getting around

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Nearby districts and related places

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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