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Discover a golden era of Gothic palaces and Venetian romance on holidays or a weekend break to Venice as you glide by gondola through the floating city.
Sipping macchiatos for breakfast, stopping for cicchetti come lunch and drinking cocktails created by George Clooney at the Hollywood A-list’s favourite waterfront hotel; it’s easy to fit into the Venetian way of life on a mini break or longer if you have more time – relaxed, car-free and somewhat otherworldly.
Come summer, Venice heaves with tourists around Piazza San Marco and the Rialto Bridge but slink off to tiny fairytale alleyways and you’ll discover hidden treasures like one of the last few shops in the city where oars are still handcrafted for gondoliers and the almost secret church of San Vidal where world-class chamber concerts are held near-on nightly. Venice holidays are as much about huge marble palaces as they are about getting lost in a maze of storybook canals and pretty bridges, stopping for great food, music and gelato along the way. After all, the city is nicknamed La Serenissma (serene) for a reason.
If you want to escape the stuccoes, frescoes and high ceilings, we can recommend the modern art at Peggy Guggenheim Collection, an iconic Bellini in Harry’s Bar or a Vaporetto ride to Burano Island where you’ll find those Instagram-worthy candy-coloured houses and mouthwatering swordfish pasta. Chat to one of our Personal Travel Experts to find out more and craft your ideal Venice city break or holiday.
Venice Hotels
Our recommendations for the best places to stay in Venice
Hotel Cipriani, a Belmond Hotel, Venice
An ultra-luxurious hotel located just five minutes by boat from St Mark’s Square.
Holidays in Venice
- Venice
- 4 Star
A boutique hotel with a private pier on the Grand Canal.
Price based on:
- 3 nights from £786 p/p
- 2 adults
- Buffet Breakfast
- Return flights from London Heathrow
- Transfers included
- Travel on Monday 9th November 2026
- Venice
- 5 Star
This stunning former palazzo on the Grand Canal in Venice’s arty Dorsoduro district offers style, charm and superb views
Price based on:
- 3 nights from £855 p/p
- 2 adults
- Buffet Breakfast
- Return flights from London Heathrow
- Transfers included
- Travel on Monday 9th November 2026
- Venice
- 5 Star
An ultra-luxurious hotel located just five minutes by boat from St Mark’s Square.
- Venice
- 5 Star
This tiny 12-room historic residence sits in the heart of Venice’s modern art district.
Price based on:
- 3 nights from £1,013 p/p
- 2 adults
- Bed and Breakfast
- Return flights from London Heathrow
- Transfers included
- Travel on Sunday 8th November 2026
- Venice
- 4 Star
Venetian style combines with a great central location at this boutique hotel by the Grand Canal.
Price based on:
- 3 nights from £802 p/p
- 2 adults
- Continental Breakfast
- Return flights from London Heathrow
- Transfers included
- Travel on Monday 23rd November 2026
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Get to know Venice and those important practicalities when planning your perfect holiday.
Capital
TIME DIFFERENCE
GMT +1 hour
CURRENCY
Euro
FLYING TIME TO DESTINATION
Approximately 3 hours
RELIGION
Christianity (Roman Catholic)
LANGUAGE
Italian
Where is Venice?
On the north coast of Italy in the Veneto region, Venice is spread over 118 small islands and is also known as the Floating City. Its S-shaped Grand Canal is the most famous in the city.
Venice icons
The heart of Venice is found in the San Marco sestiere (neighbourhood), home to famous St Mark’s Square. Bordered by iconic buildings such as Doge’s Palace, St Mark’s Basilica and the clock tower Torre dell’Drologio, this renowned piazza is the place to start for the big attractions, fancy cafés, and evening music. Laced with a criss-cross of pretty bridges, two of the most famous to visit are the Bridge of Sighs and the Rialto. Rows of shops and the famous morning fish market are a joy to peruse on the wide arches of Rialto, and for the perfect photo of the Bridge of Sighs view it from Ponte della Paglia.
Culture
Museum, art and church highlights include the Galleria dell Academia for Titian and Bellini masterpieces, the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute for jaw-dropping interiors, Madonna dell'Orto for Tintoretto’s exquisite canvases and The Correr museum for a look into Venice’s decadent past. A gondola ride is pretty much a ritual on a visit to Venice, but it’s also fun to take the vaporetto on a Gran Canal tour and over to the islands of Burano and Murano for handmade lace, glass blowing and candy-coloured houses. For the most beautiful of frescoed ceilings, visit Palazzo Grimani, for modern art it’s the Peggy Guggeheim Collection and for Tontoretto’s magnificent paintings of the Bible, step inside the Scuola Grande di San Rocco.
Getting around
With its traffic-free streets, numerous foot bridges, spacious squares and the small scale of the city, the best way to travel around Venice is by foot. If you tire of exploring on foot there are numerous water buses that make their way along the city’s network of canals. These vaporetto run frequently between a number of stops along Venice’s main waterways and also round the outside of the city to the neighbouring islands located in the lagoon. Various ticket options are available depending on your length of stay and how regularly you use the service. For speedier transfers throughout the city, and between the airport and hotels with their own water entrances, there are water taxis.
Food & drink
The local custom is to eat small dishes while standing at the bar and meals consist of a number of courses including the traditional and inexpensive tramezzini tapas. Due to its marine location many of the city’s restaurants boast delicious seafood dishes and you’ll also find plenty of pizzerias and gelaterias. Spritzers are the favoured drink of the evening and a Bellini at the original Harry’s Bar (Hemingway was a fan) is a must. We recommend veering away from the overpriced tourist-trap restaurants around Piazza San Marco and the Rialto and instead focusing on family-run trattorias and wine bars offering cicchetti.
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