San Marco
- 9:00San MarcoSight
- 10:30San MarcoSight
- 13:00San MarcoSight
- 15:30San MarcoSight
- 18:00RialtoWalk
This itinerary spends five days in Venice. It opens with the basilica, palace and campanile in San Marco, then moves to a vaporetto ride along the Grand Canal and the galleries in Dorsoduro. The order groups nearby neighborhoods on consecutive days before the islands of Murano and Burano, and finishes with San Giorgio Maggiore and sites in San Polo.
Five days covers central landmarks, Cannaregio walks, and day trips to Murano and Burano. Reserve timed tickets for St Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace in advance.
Yes, buy timed entry tickets online before arrival to avoid queues at St Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace. Standard combined tickets cost about 25 euros.
Board vaporetto line 12 from Fondamente Nove for Murano in about 10 minutes, then continue to Burano. A 24-hour vaporetto pass costs about 25 euros.
A 72-hour vaporetto pass costs about 45 euros and covers unlimited rides on the public lines, including 1 and 12. It pays off once you make more than a couple of trips a day.