Take a short city break to Venice in Italy
Map view of Venice
Venice - one of the world's greatest pedestrian cities
Did you know that Venice is built atop 100 small islands? Did you know that Venice was home to Casanova? Did you know that Venice is one of Europe’s premier honeymoon destinations? Did you know that Venice is sinking?
Like the natural ebb and flow of life, the Venetian islands rose from the sea and now they are returning to the sea threatening to take the city under with it. In fact, some buildings are already closed and some bottom floors are already boarded up.
What this means is that you need to plan your weekend away to Venice ASAP! There are plenty of cities that claim to the Venice of the North, or the Venice of the East etc. Indeed Venice is so astounding, so striking, so enrapturing that cities like Amsterdam, Hamburg, Budapest, Bangkok, Basra, Bruges, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Saint Petersburg, Manchester and Birmingham all proudly try to be likened to the one and only Venice.
Venice public transport
With so many major cities vying to be like Venice can there be any doubt that the original is mind blowing? Venice’s canals are legendary. Take a cruise and explore the Grand Canal and the city itself. Do be sure to visit some of the drier attractions that have kept Venice on the map like the great Uffizi Gallery, the Venetian Jewish Ghetto, the School of St. Roch, the Rialto area, the Accademia, La Fenice Theatre and of course St. Mark’s Square and the Basilica dei Frari. Fall in love with Venice...
Getting there...
There are a number of flights into Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) from UK airports and easyJet flies to Marco Polo, about 16km north east of Venice. Ryanair flies into Treviso Airport (TSF) located about 50km north of Venice. Both water and regular taxis are available from Marco Polo Airport and there is regular bus and train service from the airport to Venice. There are plenty of car hire companies represented at the airport, however, we recommend that you book ahead with www.ebookers.com.
