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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Venice","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"A city on a hundred-odd islands with no cars, no roads and a bus that floats. Worth it despite everything you have heard, if you stay the night and walk after the day-trippers leave.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1305034","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"\u20ac9.50 | A single vaporetto ride\r\n~400 | Bridges\r\n0 | Cars","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"Stay the night","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Venice is built on more than a hundred small islands in a lagoon, joined by around four hundred bridges, and it has no cars. Everything moves by boat or on foot. For a thousand years it was an independent maritime republic, and its palaces, churches and art are what that trade paid for.\r\n\r\nIt is also one of the most visited places on earth for its size, and the crowds are real. Most of them are day-trippers, arriving mid-morning and leaving by late afternoon, and they cluster on one route between the station, the Rialto and St Mark's. Step off it and the city empties.\r\n\r\nThat is the case for staying at least one night, and ideally two. Venice at seven in the morning or after dark is a different place, and overnight visitors are exempt from the city's access fee for day-trippers.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | Bus to Piazzale Roma, about \u20ac10, or the Alilaguna water bus\r\nGetting around | On foot. Vaporetto \u20ac9.50 single, \u20ac25 for 24 hours\r\nLanguage | Italian, and Venetian among locals\r\nTipping | Not expected. Check the bill for a service charge\r\nTap water | Safe. Public fountains are drinkable\r\nHow long to stay | Two nights","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Staying in the historic centre is worth it for the evenings. Mestre, on the mainland, is ten minutes away by train and where many of the hostels are.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Cannaregio | Atmosphere and value | The northern district near the station: canal-side bars, the Jewish Ghetto and real neighbourhoods. | 45.4450 | 12.3300 |  | \nDorsoduro | Students and art | South of the Grand Canal, with the Accademia, the Guggenheim and Campo Santa Margherita. | 45.4310 | 12.3270 |  | \nCastello | A calmer stay | The eastern district, residential and quiet beyond the crowds near St Mark's. | 45.4350 | 12.3480 |  | \nSanta Croce | Arriving and leaving | Around Piazzale Roma and the bus station. Convenient and less charming. | 45.4380 | 12.3200 |  | \nMestre | Budget | The mainland town, ten minutes by train. Most of the cheaper hostels are here. | 45.4920 | 12.2430 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"24 Hours | Grand Canal, St. Mark\u2019s Basilica and the Doge\u2019s Palace | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/solo-travel\/italy\/venice\/24-hours-in-venice\/ | 1305040\n2 Days | Adds Peggy Guggenheim Collection and the Accademia Gallery | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/solo-travel\/italy\/venice\/2-days-in-venice\/ | 1305041\n3 Days | Adds Venetian art at the Gallerie dell\u2019Accademia and Venice\u2019s unique nightlife, | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/solo-travel\/italy\/venice\/3-days-in-venice\/ | 1305042","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Venice","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Ride vaporetto line 1 down the Grand Canal from the station or Piazzale Roma to St Mark's. It is slow, stops everywhere, and passes every great palace on the water; it is the best introduction to the city.\r\n\r\nSt Mark's Basilica, with its gold mosaics, and the Doge's Palace next to it, with the prisons and the Bridge of Sighs, are the two big sights, and both are much easier to see early in the day. Book both.\r\n\r\nThen get lost, deliberately. Cannaregio in the north and Castello in the east are residential, quiet and full of neighbourhood bars. Dorsoduro, south of the Grand Canal, has the Accademia gallery, the Peggy Guggenheim collection and the Zattere waterfront, the best walk in the city at sunset.\r\n\r\nThe lagoon islands are the other half of Venice. Murano has glassworks, Burano has brightly painted houses and lace, and Torcello, almost abandoned, has the oldest church in the lagoon.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Line 1 | The whole Grand Canal by vaporetto\r\nSt Mark's and the Doge's Palace | Early, and booked\r\nGet lost | Cannaregio and Castello\r\nThe islands | Murano, Burano and Torcello","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Venice","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Venice","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Walking Venice is free, and it is the whole point. The backstreets of Cannaregio and Castello, the Zattere at sunset and the Rialto market in the morning cost nothing.\r\n\r\nMany churches are free, though several of the finest charge a small entry. The traghetto, a gondola ferry across the Grand Canal at a few points without bridges, costs \u20ac2 and is the cheapest gondola ride in the city.\r\n\r\nThe Giardini and the Arsenale, where the Biennale is held, are pleasant to walk around outside the exhibition.\r\n\r\nOn access-fee days, day-trippers pay to enter the historic centre between 8:30 and 16:00. Overnight guests are exempt but must register for a free code.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Walking | The backstreets, all day\r\nTraghetto | A gondola across the Grand Canal for \u20ac2\r\nZattere | The waterfront at sunset\r\nRialto market | Mornings, except Sunday","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Venice","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Venice","hw_hub_city_food_body":"The Venetian way to eat cheaply is cicchetti: small bites, like tapas, served in bacari, the old wine bars. Crostini with salt cod, sarde in saor \u2014 sweet-and-sour sardines \u2014 and polpette cost a euro or two each, and a small glass of wine, an ombra, is about the same.\r\n\r\nThe spritz is Venetian and cheapest in a bacaro, at \u20ac3 to \u20ac5. Tramezzini, soft triangular sandwiches, are the budget lunch.\r\n\r\nRestaurants near St Mark's and the Rialto are expensive and often poor, and some charge a large service fee. Check the menu for coperto and servizio before sitting down. Cannaregio and Castello have the best-value food in the city.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Cicchetti | Small bites in bacari, a euro or two each\r\nSpritz | \u20ac3\u20135 in a bacaro\r\nTramezzini | The budget lunch\r\nCheck the bill | Coperto and servizio near the sights","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Venice","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Venice","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Venice is quiet at night, which is its charm. The evening is a giro d'ombra, a crawl from bacaro to bacaro with a small glass of wine and a cicchetto at each.\r\n\r\nCampo Santa Margherita in Dorsoduro, the university square, is the liveliest place in the city after dark, with students on the benches and cheap spritz. The Fondamenta della Misericordia and the Fondamenta degli Ormesini in Cannaregio are lined with canal-side bars.\r\n\r\nMost of the city is asleep by midnight. There are almost no clubs.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Giro d'ombra | A bacaro crawl, glass by glass\r\nCampo Santa Margherita | Students and cheap spritz\r\nMisericordia | Canal-side bars in Cannaregio\r\nEarly night | Most of the city sleeps by midnight","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Venice","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Venice","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Walking is the main way around, and Venice is small enough to cross in under an hour. Expect bridges, steps and dead ends, and pack light: wheeled suitcases are hard work.\r\n\r\nThe vaporetto, the water bus, is the only public transport. A single ticket costs \u20ac9.50 and is valid for 75 minutes. Passes cost \u20ac25 for 24 hours, \u20ac35 for 48 and \u20ac45 for 72, and pay off after three rides a day. If you are aged 6 to 29, the Rolling Venice card gets you 72 hours for \u20ac27 plus \u20ac6 for the card.\r\n\r\nFrom Marco Polo airport, buses run to Piazzale Roma for about \u20ac10, and the Alilaguna water bus runs to the centre. Trains between Mestre and Venezia Santa Lucia take about ten minutes and cost a couple of euros.\r\n\r\nGondolas are a fixed-rate luxury, well over \u20ac100 for half an hour.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Vaporetto | \u20ac9.50 single, 75 minutes\r\nPasses | \u20ac25 for 24h, \u20ac35 for 48h, \u20ac45 for 72h\r\nRolling Venice | Ages 6\u201329: 72 hours for \u20ac27 plus \u20ac6 card\r\nMestre | About 10 minutes by train","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Venice","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Venice costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Venice is expensive to sleep in, which is why many budget travellers stay in Mestre. Dorms in Mestre start around \u20ac25 to \u20ac30; in the historic centre they cost more, and rise sharply during Carnival, the Biennale and the film festival.\r\n\r\nA careful day is \u20ac60 to \u20ac85. The costs that add up are vaporetto fares, museum tickets and restaurant meals near the sights. On access-fee days, day-trippers pay \u20ac5 if they book at least four days ahead and \u20ac10 if they do not.\r\n\r\nThe savings: walk instead of taking the vaporetto, eat cicchetti instead of sitting down, and use the Rolling Venice card if you are under 30.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac25\u201330 in Mestre, more in the centre\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac60\u201385\r\nAccess fee | Day-trippers, \u20ac5\u201310 on set days\r\nEat standing | Cicchetti beat restaurants","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Venice","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Venice","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Venice is very safe, with very little crime beyond pickpocketing on crowded vaporetti, around the Rialto and in St Mark's Square.\r\n\r\nThe city has strict rules for visitors. Swimming in the canals, sitting down to eat on monuments and bridges, and feeding pigeons in St Mark's are all banned and fined.\r\n\r\nThe practical hazards are the stones, which are slippery in the rain, and acqua alta, the high tides that flood parts of the city in autumn and winter. The MOSE barriers now hold back most of them, but low-lying St Mark's Square still floods.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Pickpockets | Vaporetti, Rialto, St Mark's\r\nFines | No swimming, no picnics on bridges\r\nAcqua alta | Floods in autumn and winter\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Venice","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Venice","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"The lagoon islands are the best day out, and the Veneto towns are close by train.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Murano and Burano | About 20\u201345 minutes | Vaporetto from Fondamente Nove | Glassworks on Murano, then Burano's painted houses and lace. Go on to Torcello for the oldest church in the lagoon. |  | 1304774\nLido | About 15 minutes | Vaporetto | A long sandy beach on the lagoon's outer barrier, and the home of the film festival. |  | 1304775\nPadua | About 30 minutes | Train from Santa Lucia | A university city with Giotto's frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel. Book ahead. |  | 1304776\nVerona | About 1 hour 10 minutes | Train from Santa Lucia | A Roman arena, Juliet's balcony and a walkable centre. |  | 1304777\nTreviso | About 30 minutes | Train from Santa Lucia | A small canal town that claims to have invented tiramisu, with none of the crowds. |  | 1304778","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Venice","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"April, May, September and October are ideal. Summer is hot and crowded, and November brings high tides.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Winter is damp and foggy, and acqua alta is most likely from October to December.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 7 | 1 | Cold, foggy and quiet\r\nFebruary | 9 | 4 | Carnival fills the city\r\nMarch | 13 | 2 | Quiet and cool. Good value\r\nApril | 17 | 3 | Spring. Access-fee days begin\r\nMay | 22 | 4 | Excellent. Biennale opens\r\nJune | 26 | 5 | Busy and warm\r\nJuly | 28 | 5 | Hot. Redentore fireworks\r\nAugust | 28 | 5 | Peak crowds. Film festival begins\r\nSeptember | 24 | 4 | Excellent. Regata Storica\r\nOctober | 18 | 3 | Good. Acqua alta possible\r\nNovember | 12 | 2 | High tides most likely\r\nDecember | 8 | 2 | Cold, festive, quiet","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Carnival is the most famous, and the Redentore fireworks in July are the local favourite.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Venice","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/italy\/venice\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Venice Carnival | February | Citywide | Two weeks of masks and costume before Lent. Book beds months out. |  | \nVenice Biennale | May to November | Giardini and Arsenale | Art in even years and architecture in odd years, in pavilions and venues across the city. |  | \nFesta del Redentore | Third weekend of July | Giudecca and St Mark's Basin | Boats fill the lagoon for dinner and huge fireworks on the Saturday night. |  | \nVenice Film Festival | Late August into September | Lido | The oldest film festival in the world, and the hardest time to find a bed. |  | \nRegata Storica | First Sunday of September | Grand Canal | A historic boat race and procession down the Grand Canal. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Transport assumes a mix of walking and vaporetto passes. Day-trippers on access-fee days add \u20ac5\u201310.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 28 | 22 | 5 | 10\r\nMiddle of the road | 40 | 38 | 25 | 20\r\nComfortable | 65 | 60 | 25 | 35","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Venice","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"Venice's hostels are split between the historic centre, the island of Giudecca and Mestre on the mainland, which is cheaper and ten minutes away by train. These are the top-rated right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Venice","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/italy\/venice\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Venice travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Do I have to pay to enter Venice? | Only as a day-tripper on access-fee days, which in 2026 ran on sixty dates between April and July, between 8:30 and 16:00. It costs \u20ac5 booked at least four days ahead and \u20ac10 later. Overnight visitors are exempt but register for a free code.\r\nHow many days do you need in Venice? | Two nights. It lets you see the city early in the morning and in the evening, when the day-trippers have gone.\r\nShould I stay in Venice or Mestre? | Mestre is cheaper and ten minutes away by train. The historic centre is more expensive, but staying there gives you the city at its best.\r\nIs the vaporetto pass worth it? | If you take more than two rides a day, yes. A single costs \u20ac9.50 and a 24-hour pass \u20ac25. Under-30s should get the Rolling Venice card.\r\nHow do I get from the airport to Venice? | Buses run to Piazzale Roma for about \u20ac10. The Alilaguna water bus goes directly to the centre and the islands, more slowly.\r\nIs a gondola ride worth it? | It is expensive, well over \u20ac100 for half an hour. For \u20ac2, a traghetto takes you across the Grand Canal in a gondola.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit Venice? | April, May, September and October. 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