Venice as a non-tourist
Tips for visiting Venice as a non-tourist
Here are some suggestions for experiencing the city as true Venetians and not as hit-and-run tourists. In strictly random order.
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Venice
Here are some suggestions for experiencing the city as true Venetians and not as hit-and-run tourists. In strictly random order.
Tips
The aperitif at the Ormesini --- Every evening, but especially in summer on Saturday evenings, the Bacari scattered around the Fondamenta degli Ormesini are filled with young Venetians intent on sipping a Spritz accompanied by Cicheti and "chatting" with friends. If you want to participate in the real life of Venice this is a place not to be missed!
Fondamenta dei Ormesini, 30121 Venezia VE, Italia
The aperitif at the Ormesini --- Every evening, but especially in summer on Saturday evenings, the Bacari scattered around the Fondamenta degli Ormesini are filled with young Venetians intent on sipping a Spritz accompanied by Cicheti and "chatting" with friends. If you want to participate in the real life of Venice this is a place not to be missed!
The view from the bell tower of San Giorgio --- From where do you have the best view of Venice? Undoubtedly from the bell tower of the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore. At 75 meters high you will enjoy the skyline of Venice from the island of Sant'Elena to the Giudecca. If you are lucky you will even be able to see the circle of the Alps in the background! A unique and breathtaking panorama.
Campanile di San Giorgio
The view from the bell tower of San Giorgio --- From where do you have the best view of Venice? Undoubtedly from the bell tower of the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore. At 75 meters high you will enjoy the skyline of Venice from the island of Sant'Elena to the Giudecca. If you are lucky you will even be able to see the circle of the Alps in the background! A unique and breathtaking panorama.
The Santa Sofia Gondola ferry --- Don't feel like spending a fortune to take a gondola ride? Don't worry, you can experience crossing the Grand Canal on a Gondola for a few euros by taking the ferry that connects Campo Santa Sofia with the Pescaria of the Rialto Market. Tip: take it at the Rialto Market, you will find fewer people than in the opposite direction.
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Traghetto di Santa Sofia (Sestiere di Cannaregio)
Campo Santa SofiaThe Santa Sofia Gondola ferry --- Don't feel like spending a fortune to take a gondola ride? Don't worry, you can experience crossing the Grand Canal on a Gondola for a few euros by taking the ferry that connects Campo Santa Sofia with the Pescaria of the Rialto Market. Tip: take it at the Rialto Market, you will find fewer people than in the opposite direction.
The Accademia Bridge --- Where do you get the best view of the Grand Canal? Undoubtedly from the Accademia Bridge! Go there during the day but also at night and stay a few minutes to observe the traffic of the Gondolas, motorboats and Vaporetti. I'm sure you will be back.
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Ponte dell'Accademia
The Accademia Bridge --- Where do you get the best view of the Grand Canal? Undoubtedly from the Accademia Bridge! Go there during the day but also at night and stay a few minutes to observe the traffic of the Gondolas, motorboats and Vaporetti. I'm sure you will be back.
The Scuola Grande di San Rocco --- Venice is full of fascinating museums, but if you only have the time to visit one, I would definitely recommend the Scuola Grande di San Rocco. Visit the Sala dell'Albergo and the Sala Capitolare: you will be amazed! The pictorial cycle of Tintoretto preserved there, not surprisingly, is considered the "Sistine Chapel" of Venice!
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Scuola Grande di San Rocco
The Scuola Grande di San Rocco --- Venice is full of fascinating museums, but if you only have the time to visit one, I would definitely recommend the Scuola Grande di San Rocco. Visit the Sala dell'Albergo and the Sala Capitolare: you will be amazed! The pictorial cycle of Tintoretto preserved there, not surprisingly, is considered the "Sistine Chapel" of Venice!
The Rialto Market --- Go there early in the morning and take a tour of the fruit and vegetable market (Erbaria) and the picturesque covered fish market (Pescaria): you will be overwhelmed by the beauty and variety of colors and you will be able to savor the true Venetian popular atmosphere! Tip: don't go there on a Sunday, it's closed.
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Mercati di Rialto
306 Calle Prima de la DonzelaThe Rialto Market --- Go there early in the morning and take a tour of the fruit and vegetable market (Erbaria) and the picturesque covered fish market (Pescaria): you will be overwhelmed by the beauty and variety of colors and you will be able to savor the true Venetian popular atmosphere! Tip: don't go there on a Sunday, it's closed.
The Jewish Ghetto --- Stop on a bench in the Campo del Ghetto Novo to breathe in the atmosphere full of history of what is the oldest ghetto in Europe. Suggestion: try to come there at night and savor the magic of this place!
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Ghetto ebraico
2882 Calle Ghetto VecchioThe Jewish Ghetto --- Stop on a bench in the Campo del Ghetto Novo to breathe in the atmosphere full of history of what is the oldest ghetto in Europe. Suggestion: try to come there at night and savor the magic of this place!
Campo Santa Margherita --- One of the liveliest "campo" in Venice, frequented by many Venetians, where children still play ball and the elderly rest on the benches. In the evening it is the meeting point for young university students.
Campo Santa Margherita, 30123 Venezia VE, Italia
Campo Santa Margherita --- One of the liveliest "campo" in Venice, frequented by many Venetians, where children still play ball and the elderly rest on the benches. In the evening it is the meeting point for young university students.
The panoramic terrace of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi --- If you want to see the Rialto Bridge and the Grand Canal from a particular point of view, don't miss the panoramic terrace of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi. Tip: remember to book as it can get very busy.
Fondaco dei Tedeschi
The panoramic terrace of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi --- If you want to see the Rialto Bridge and the Grand Canal from a particular point of view, don't miss the panoramic terrace of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi. Tip: remember to book as it can get very busy.
The Clock Tower --- Go to the ticket office of the Correr Museum in Piazza San Marco and book a guided tour of the Clock Tower. In addition to discovering how a mechanism from the 1700s works (if you have children they will be enthusiastic about it), you will be able to enjoy a fantastic and unusual view of the Basilica of San Marco and the homonymous square!
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Torre dell'Orologio
Piazza San MarcoThe Clock Tower --- Go to the ticket office of the Correr Museum in Piazza San Marco and book a guided tour of the Clock Tower. In addition to discovering how a mechanism from the 1700s works (if you have children they will be enthusiastic about it), you will be able to enjoy a fantastic and unusual view of the Basilica of San Marco and the homonymous square!
The Chiodo bridge in Cannaregio --- Going along the Fondamenta della Misericordia and passing the Scuola Grande della Misericordia, you reach the Ponte Chiodo, a private bridge which is the only one in Venice that does not have parapets! Tip: if you want a different souvenir photo of Venice this is the right place to take it :-)
Ponte Chiodo
The Chiodo bridge in Cannaregio --- Going along the Fondamenta della Misericordia and passing the Scuola Grande della Misericordia, you reach the Ponte Chiodo, a private bridge which is the only one in Venice that does not have parapets! Tip: if you want a different souvenir photo of Venice this is the right place to take it :-)
The red benches of Baia del Re --- A few steps from our house, the Fondamenta opens onto the view of the Northern Lagoon of Venice, this is a quiet place, called Baia del Re, where many Venetians come to rest by sitting on the beautiful red benches. Go there early in the morning or in the evening and bring a book to read, every now and then look up and you will see a Vaporetto or a rowboat go by. A place out of time in chaotic Venice!
Baia del re
The red benches of Baia del Re --- A few steps from our house, the Fondamenta opens onto the view of the Northern Lagoon of Venice, this is a quiet place, called Baia del Re, where many Venetians come to rest by sitting on the beautiful red benches. Go there early in the morning or in the evening and bring a book to read, every now and then look up and you will see a Vaporetto or a rowboat go by. A place out of time in chaotic Venice!
The Scala Contarini del Bovolo --- Hidden inside a small courtyard, at the end of a narrow street, lateral to Campo Manin, you will be surprised at the sight of a wonderful spiral staircase (in Venetian dialect "bovolo") from the fifteenth century. Tip: don't just photograph it from the outside but climb to the top where you can enjoy a beautiful view of Venice!
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Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo
4303 Scala Contarini del BovoloThe Scala Contarini del Bovolo --- Hidden inside a small courtyard, at the end of a narrow street, lateral to Campo Manin, you will be surprised at the sight of a wonderful spiral staircase (in Venetian dialect "bovolo") from the fifteenth century. Tip: don't just photograph it from the outside but climb to the top where you can enjoy a beautiful view of Venice!
The sunset from the Tre Archi bridge --- One of the best places to watch the sunset in Venice is the Ponte dei Tre Archi on the Cannaregio canal. If you're lucky, the water of the canal and the lagoon in the background will turn pink and red, giving rise to an incredible palette of colours!
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Tre Archi
Fondamenta CannaregioThe sunset from the Tre Archi bridge --- One of the best places to watch the sunset in Venice is the Ponte dei Tre Archi on the Cannaregio canal. If you're lucky, the water of the canal and the lagoon in the background will turn pink and red, giving rise to an incredible palette of colours!
The eighteenth century in Venice, the Golden Age --- If you are curious to understand how people lived in Venice in 1700 you should visit the Ca' Rezzonico Museum. Don't miss the two paintings by Canaletto, the only ones present in Venice in a public museum, the beautiful paintings of daily life by Pietro Longhi, the fascinating fresco Il Mondo Novo by Giandomenico Tiepolo and the beautiful Ai do San Marchi pharmacy!
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Ca' Rezzonico
3136 DorsoduroThe eighteenth century in Venice, the Golden Age --- If you are curious to understand how people lived in Venice in 1700 you should visit the Ca' Rezzonico Museum. Don't miss the two paintings by Canaletto, the only ones present in Venice in a public museum, the beautiful paintings of daily life by Pietro Longhi, the fascinating fresco Il Mondo Novo by Giandomenico Tiepolo and the beautiful Ai do San Marchi pharmacy!
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