2 nights, 3 days
Venice 3-Day Itinerary (2 Nights)
A 3-day route through Venice covering St Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace, Piazza San Marco, Venetian Lagoon and other highlights, grouped so each day stays within a short travel distance.
Distances are straight-line, so actual transit times will differ. Feel free to reorder the stops. · Updated August 3, 2026
The whole route at a glance
Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lines are straight connections, not actual routes.
DAY 1
Around St Mark's Basilica · Temples & religious sites·Views & landmarks
Directions in Google Maps-
MorningSt Mark's Basilica
Temples & religious sites
The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, commonly known as St Mark's Basilica, is the cathedral church of the Patriarchate of Venice; it became the episcopal seat of the Patriarch of Venice in 1807, replacing the earlier cathedral of San Pietro di Castello. It is dedicated to and holds the relics of Saint Mark the Evangelist, the patron saint of the city.
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After lunchSt Mark's Campanile
Views & landmarks · 0.1 km from the previous stop
St Mark's Campanile is the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy. The campanile is a reconstruction completed in 1912, the previous tower having collapsed in 1902. At 98.6 metres (323 ft) in height, it is the tallest structure in Venice and is colloquially termed "el paròn de casa". It is one of the most recognizable symbols of the city.
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AfternoonBridge of Sighs
Views & landmarks · 0.1 km from the previous stop
The Bridge of Sighs is a bridge in Venice, Italy. It connects the Doge's Palace with the New Prison across Rio di Palazzo.
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EveningDoge's Palace
Museums & galleries · 0.1 km from the previous stop
The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace included government offices, a jail, and the residence of the Doge of Venice, the elected authority of the former Republic of Venice. It was originally built in 810, rebuilt in 1340 and extended and modified in the following centuries. It became a museum in 1923 and is one of 11 museums run by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia.
DAY 2
Around Piazza San Marco · Parks & gardens·Culture & venues
Directions in Google Maps-
MorningPiazza San Marco
Parks & gardens
Piazza San Marco, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza. The Piazzetta is an extension of the Piazza towards San Marco basin in its southeast corner. The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are referred to together. This article relates to both of them.
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After lunchTeatro La Fenice
Culture & venues · 0.3 km from the previous stop
Teatro La Fenice is a historic opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of "the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre" and in the history of opera as a whole. Especially in the 19th century, La Fenice became the site of many famous operatic premieres at which several works by the four major bel canto era composers—Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, and Verdi—were performed.
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AfternoonSan Zaccaria
Temples & religious sites · 0.7 km from the previous stop
The Church of San Zaccaria is a 15th-century former monastic church in central Venice. It is a large edifice located in the Campo San Zaccaria, just off the waterfront to the southeast of Piazza San Marco and St Mark's Basilica. It is dedicated to Zechariah, father of John the Baptist and was built by the Republic of Venice.
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EveningSanta Maria della Salute
Temples & religious sites · 0.8 km from the previous stop
Santa Maria della Salute, commonly known simply as La Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at the Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice, Italy.
DAY 3
Around Venetian Lagoon · Nature·Temples & religious sites
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MorningVenetian Lagoon
Nature
The Venetian Lagoon, also Venice Lagoon or Lagoon of Venice, is an enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea, in northern Italy, in which the city of Venice is situated. Its name, from a Venetian derivative of Latin lacus 'lake', has become the generalized English term for any enclosed, shallow embayment of salt water – a lagoon.
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After lunchGiudecca
Nature · 2.8 km from the previous stop
Giudecca is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, in northern Italy. It is part of the sestiere of Dorsoduro and is a locality of the comune of Venice.
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AfternoonIl Redentore
Temples & religious sites · 0.3 km from the previous stop
The Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore, commonly known as Il Redentore, is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church located on Giudecca (island) in the sestiere of Dorsoduro, in the city of Venice, Italy.
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EveningGallerie dell'Accademia
Museums & galleries · 0.8 km from the previous stop
The Gallerie dell'Accademia is a museum gallery of pre-19th-century art in Venice, northern Italy. It houses the Leonardo da Vinci drawing The Vitruvian Man, which can only be exposed for a few weeks every six years for conservation reasons. It is housed in a building complex comprising the former Scuola Grande, church, and convent of Santa Maria della Carità on the south bank of the Grand Canal, within the sestiere of Dorsoduro.
Where to stay for this itinerary
Around St Mark's Basilica, the anchor of day one. Staying here keeps your first day's travel shortest.
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Hotel Al Ponte dei Sospiri ★★★
0.1 km · Venezia
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Hotel Diana ★★★
0.1 km · Venezia
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Hotel Ca' dei Dogi
0.1 km
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Hotel Montecarlo ★★★
0.1 km · Venezia
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Donà Palace ★★★★
0.1 km · Venezia
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Hotel Orion ★★
0.1 km · Venezia
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