Venice tips

I'd like to share some tips about Venice, which is the town I've been living in for a while. All serious travellers end up coming to Venice at least once in their life, but do they make the most of it?

Gondolas near Saint Mark's Square

• First of all, my post with the best tips to enjoy Venice without hassles, including when to go, how to save money on transportation and what to avoid at all costs.

• Want to find some quiet corners and parts of Venice that are not so touristy?

          Check out my itinerary in Madonna dell'Orto. I'm proud of the pictures I took there!

• Where to eat good traditional food in Venice without being ripped off?

          Here's the list of my 5 favourite places to grab a bite in Venice.

•   Are you looking for something unusual?

             Look for Libreria Acqua Alta, a bookshop that made quirkiness its trademark.

•  Another of my favourite areas is that around Campo Santo Stefano, in the sestiere of San Marco.

             Have a look at this itinerary full of art venues and enchanting palazzi.

• Looking for day trips from Venice?  Here's one in Padua, half an hour away, and another in Vicenza, the city of Palladio. And again, a half-day trip to the Euganean Hills near Padua, and another one to Treviso for quiet corners and canals. And of course there's Verona, of which I will write a post soon.

• An area that is often overlooked by day-trippers and "hit-and-run tourists" is the Ghetto. Take your time in Venice and have a walk here.

• Good things and bad things about the famous Carnevale di Venezia.

• Did you know that Austria invaded and dominated Venice in the 19th century? Here are three things that the Austrians did in Venice, including probably inventing the famous spritz.

Postcards in Venice