{"id":1243,"date":"2015-12-01T11:56:38","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T11:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hostelworld.com\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2015-12-01T11:56:38","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T11:56:38","slug":"3-days-in-venice-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/3-days-in-venice-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"3 days in Venice, Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Day 1 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0St Mark&#8217;s Square and Basilica<\/h3>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Venice_attractions.jpg\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1244 size-full post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Venice_attractions.jpg\" alt=\"3 days in Venice\" width=\"175\" height=\"135\" \/><\/a>St Mark\u2019s Square<\/b> is the perfect place to begin a trip to Venice. Drawing thousands upon thousands of tourists every day, there are just as many pigeons there! From the square visit <b>St Mark\u2019s Basilica<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon grab a panini from one of Venice\u2019s innumerous snack bars and then go to <b>Doge\u2019s Palace<\/b>, a Venetian Gothic treasure that was previously home to the city\u2019s duke. Afterwards sit on the steps overlooking <b>St Mark\u2019s Bay.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>That night grab a pizza in <b>Arca<\/b> in the Dorsoduro district before finishing the day off around <b>Campo Santa Margherita.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Day 2 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0The Rialto Bridge and markets<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Venice_cityinfo.jpg\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1245 size-full post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Venice_cityinfo.jpg\" alt=\"3 days in Venice\" width=\"175\" height=\"131\" \/><\/a>Start your day in the <b>Rialto Bridge<\/b>, one of only three bridges to cross the Grand Canal and by far the most famous. Savour the views on both sides, but in particular on the east side. Afterwards soak up the atmosphere around the Rialto Markets where fruit and fish are sold to tourists and locals alike.<\/p>\n<p>Take a traghetto over to the <b>Cannareggio district<\/b> and take pleasure in streets with fewer tourists. Various highlights in this part of the city include the <b>Jewish Ghetto<\/b> and <b>Ca&#8217; D&#8217;Oro<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Also in this district, <b>Paradiso Perduto<\/b> serves great cicchetti (Venetian tapas) and gets extremely lively after dark.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Day 3 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Venice&#8217;s best known art gallery<\/h3>\n<p>Venice\u2019s number one art gallery is <b>Galleria della\u2019Accademia<\/b> and shouldn\u2019t be missed. Another of the city\u2019s attractions that shouldn\u2019t be missed is the beach on <b>Lido<\/b>, just 15 minutes from St Mark\u2019s Square via ferry #1. Make this your next destination in the afternoon after the gallery.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a more subdued night, wander around St Mark\u2019s Square and listen to the<b>string quartets<\/b> that entertain hundreds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 1 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0St Mark&#8217;s Square and Basilica St Mark\u2019s Square is the perfect place to begin a trip to Venice. Drawing thousands upon thousands of tourists every day, there are just as many pigeons there! From the square visit St Mark\u2019s Basilica. 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