Is Venice guide in two days is perfect For those who travel to the city of the canals a weekend or for the first two days of your visit to one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
After visiting the most important buildings of Venice on the first day, taking into account that one of the advantages of Venice is that the historic center is small and you can visit all the places on foot or using the Vaporetto, on this second day you will approach Get to know two of the most beautiful islands of the Venetian lagoon and you will take advantage of the remaining time to explore some places that were pending on the first day.
All the information of the Venice guide in 2 days is based on the experience of our trip to Venice. We start!
Where to sleep in Venice
With the great increase in tourism in Venice it is essential to look for an accommodation in Venice several months in advance, especially if you are looking for a good hotel with a good location. Our recommended accommodation if you are going to visit Venice in two days it is the Antica Locanda al Gambero hotel, located between the San Marcos Square and the Rialto Bridge.
In addition to having excellent value for money, the hotel has a beautiful Venetian decoration and a delicious breakfast. To get to the hotel the best option is the vaporetto that leaves from Piazzale Roma and get off at the Rialto Bridge stop.
Trip from the airport to the hotel
The best ways to go from Marco Polo Airport or Treviso Airport to the center of your hotel are:
- Ship: Alilaguna water buses depart from Marco Polo Airport leaving you at Plaza San Marcos in an hour and a quarter, for 15 euros. In addition to the convenience of not making transfers you can enjoy good views of the Venetian lagoon.
- Bus:: From Treviso Airport, where Ryanair lands, ATVO buses leave you to Piazzale Roma in 70 minutes for a price of 10 euros. A better option in Treviso is to take the Barzi Service bus which takes 2 minutes more for 2 euros.
From the Marco Polo Airport, the ACTV and ATVO buses leave you at Piazzale Roma in about 20 minutes for a price of 8 euros.
To get from Piazzale Roma to your hotel you can take the vaporetto that runs through the Grand Canal, the final stop is San Marcos.
- Cab: Taxi prices from Treviso are around 80 euros, while from the Marco Polo there are water taxis that can exceed 100 euros if they are private and 35 euros if they are shared.
- Private transport: This is the easiest and most comfortable option, since a driver will wait for you at the airport with a sign with your name that will take you to Venice. If your accommodation is located in the city center, you can take the Water Taxi, which will take you to the closest stop to your hotel. You can book it here.
More information in this article on how to go from Venice airport to downtown
First day in Venice
Is Venice route in two days Start early by taking a walk along the shore of the San Marcos pier overlooking the magnificent church of San Giorgio Maggiore, in addition to the beautiful Bridge of Sighs, which connects the Doge's Palace with the old prison of the Inquisition.
Near the pier of San Marcos is the entrance to the Doge's Palace in Venice, one of the most beautiful palaces in the world, which opens at 8:30 in the morning and where you can enjoy its incredible Gothic style facade and the interior of Marble with several beautiful rooms, which are a real wonder.
To save you the long lines that are formed at the entrance you can book a visit with a guide in Spanish or take this offer which includes the entrance to the Basilica of San Marcos without queues and a city tour with a guide in Spanish.
If you do not want to take a guided tour you can book this quick ticket without queues in advance.
The next stop of Venice in two days It is the Plaza San Marcos, one of the most beautiful in the world, which has several prominent buildings such as the Basilica of San Marcos, the Campanile and the Torre del Orologio.
But being here and before visiting the basilica, be sure to have a coffee at Florian, one of the most historic coffee shops in the city.
St. Mark's Square in Venice in two days
After a walk around the square you can enter the Basilica of San Marcos, which stands out for the mosaics of its dome and several rooms such as the Golden Shovel, the treasure and the museum. A good option to skip the line and save time is to book this guided tour in Spanish.
When leaving the basilica we recommend climbing the Campanile, the highest point in the city from which you will have magnificent views of the historic center.
After these visits, you will start a tour of the streets, canals and bridges of the old town in the direction of the Rialto Bridge, another of the essential places to visit in Venice. In addition to seeing several churches and old buildings, you have to find the beautiful Scala Contarini del Bovolo, a large spiral staircase from which you will have magnificent views of Venice.
Arrive this time of day and to eat without wasting much time, you can buy a piece of pizza to take in the Pizzeria L'Angelo and complete it with a dessert of the Suso Gelatoteca, which you can eat on the bank of the Grand Canal and then cross the Rialto Bridge and enjoy one of the postcard views of Venice.
The Grand Canal from the Rialto Bridge
After lunch and from the Rialto Bridge stop you can take the vaporetto, to make a route through the Grand Canal and see its impressive palaces such as the Ca 'd'Oro Palace or the Ca' Rezzonico Palace, which we are sure, will leave you without words. Without a doubt, this journey is one of the best things to do in Venice.
If you want to take a more romantic walk through the narrowest and quietest canals of the old town, we recommend taking a gondola ride, although you have to take into account that the average price of a private gondola is around 80 euros, although you have the option of Book a shared gondola ride or this ride that includes seranata with a maximum of 6 people, for less than half.
The Venice route in 2 days Continue with a walk along the banks of the Grand Canal to the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, passing the wooden bridge of the Academy.
This will be the time to enjoy the sunset, being the sunset the best time to take another walk through the old town, where you will find fewer people and enjoy the experience more, then return to the Rialto Bridge to see the sunset on the Grand Canal.
After or during the tour you can stop for dinner a good pasta in two of the restaurants where to eat in Venice most recommended: Tuttinpiedi or the Trattoria Al Gazzettino.
A great option for this day if you want to know the history and not miss anything of the city is to book this free tour of Venice Free! or this free tour of the legends of Venice, which goes through less common places.
(Extended information of Venice in one day here)
Map of the first day route in Venice
What to see in Venice in two days
The second day of Venice in two days Start early by taking the Vaporetto, at the San Marcos stop, to visit the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore that opens at 9. The church is located on the small island of San Giorgio Maggiore and inside you can see some of the great works of Tinttoreto as The Last Supper, Deposition Y Mana Pickup, where you can also enjoy the incredible views of the lagoon and Venice from the campanile.
If you are going to use the Vaporetto by the Grand Canal or to go to the nearby islands, as on this day, it is advisable to buy this transport card that gives unlimited access to the vaporetto for 1, 2, 3 or 7 days.
Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore
After enjoying some of the best views of the city, you will take the Vaporetto until you return to the San Marcos stop and from there take another that will take you to the Academy Bridge, where one of the art galleries is very close to the bridge The most important in the world, the Accademia Gallery, which houses the largest collection of Venetian art in Venice and is located in three important religious buildings.
After the visit, the route through Venice in 2 days Continue walking along the banks of the Grand Canal or taking the Vaporetto again to reach the Scuola Grande di San Rocco.
Academy Bridge
This building, called the Sistine Chapel of Venice, is one of the most beautiful buildings in the city with an incredible Tintoretto decoration. If you go well in time, next to it you have the Basilica of Santa María Gloriosa dei Frari, one of the essential churches of the city, in which although its sober exterior does not stand out, its interior with numerous sculptures and works of art, among which highlights "The assumption"of Titian, will leave you speechless.
Finished this visit will be around 12 noon, time to make one of the best excursions in Venice, the visit to the beautiful islands of Murano and Burano. This excursion to Murano and Burano from Venice can also be done early and if you have time to make the morning visits on the way back or another day.
To get to Murano, the most famous island of the Venetian Lagoon, you will have to go with the vaporetto to the stop "S. Zaccaria", near Plaza San Marco, to take line 41 that will leave you in Murano in about 40 minutes. During the journey you will also pass in front of the island of Saint Michele, also called "The island of the dead", for being the historical cemetery of Venice.
Road to Murano
Before starting the route through Murano we recommend eating at Restaurant alla Vecchia Pescheria, in which pasta and fried fish and seafood are their specialties.
Murano is known throughout the world for its famous glass and it is here that you can see in several factories how glassmakers work by hand, in addition to taking advantage of one of its stores to buy a piece of souvenir.
In addition to everything related to its glass, before leaving the island do not forget to walk through its canals, visit the Basilica of Santa Maria and San Donato and reach the lighthouse of Murano.
Murano in Venice in 2 days
The next stop of Venice in two days It is Burano, the most beautiful island in the archipelago of the Venice lagoon. Getting to Burano from Murano is very easy and will not take you more than half an hour, taking the vaporetto from the same pier that the one in Venice left you.
The island of Burano is very small, so you can visit it in less than 2 hours, during which you will enjoy a walk through its houses of facades of perfectly painted colors and that are one of the symbols of this incredible place.
This tradition comes from the time when it was a fishing village and on foggy days fishermen were guided by color to find their home.
Burano
After a beautiful walk on the island, it is time to return to Venice watching the sunset and sunset over the lagoon.
A good option to save time and learn more about the history with a guide in Spanish is to book this excursion to Murano and Burano by speedboat or this excursion that Murano, Burano and Torcello do. Torcello is located 5 minutes by boat from Burano and is the oldest island in the Venetian lagoon.
To finish in style Venice in two days you can have dinner at Osteria Enoteca San Marco or in the Osteria da Carla, both located near Plaza San Marcos.
If you have one more day, you can consult this Venice guide in 3 days
