1.

piazza San Marco Free- Centre plaza in Venice

a. Napoleon referred to it as the drawing room of Europe
2. Gondola - The Istituzione per la Conservazione della Gondola e Tutela del Gondoliere
(Gondola Board; 041 528 5075, www.gondolavenezia.it) website has recommended
itineraries.
Cost is like 80 Euro for 30 min for full gondola for up to 6 passengers.. And after evening 7pm the
cost increases a bit.
3. the Campanile is the citys tallest building for the bird's eye view of venice in the evening
when its lit :). You have a lift there.
4. The best way to take in the Grand Canal is on board a vaporetto (Venices ubiquitous
waterbus). The three and a half kilometre (two-mile) trip from the railway station to San
Marco provides a superb introduction to the city, telling you more about the way Venice
works and has always worked than any historical tome. Every family of note had to
have a palazzo here, and this was not just for reasons of social snobbery. The palazzi
are undeniably splendid but they were first and foremost solid commercial enterprises,
and their designs are as practical as they are eye-catching.
5. Eat seafood youve never seen before - The lagoon city has a long and glorious culinary
tradition based on fresh seafood. A writhing, glistening variety of sea creatures swims
from the stalls of the Rialto and Chioggia markets into local kitchens. Going with the flow
of la cucina veneta requires a certain spirit of openminded experimentation. Not
everybody has eaten granseola (spider crab) before, or garusoli (sea snails)
or canoce (mantis shrimps), but Venice is definitely the place to try these marine curios.
6. I will surely add Rialto Bridge, it's a walk away from San Marco and surely cannot miss it.
7. If you would like to visit just one museum/palace, here is my priority list in San Marco Area:
a. Palazzo Ducale (Dukes Palace, especially the jails and inner view from Sospiri
Bridge)
b. Museo Correr (Correr Museum)
c.

Basilica (San Marco Dome)

d. Campanile (ClockTower)

8. You can have one day visit to Murano but dont go for Murano glass factory free tour. Thats
a trap and they will try to sell you glass and its not free at the end.
9. Must go for free walking tour. 10.45 am or 4.30pm daily from Campo San Geremia. Book
from the below website. I have read reviews for youa nd this is the best.
a. http://freetourvenice.com/
10. When you visit Venice, you also visit Padua Town, a very pictures place at the foot of the hills

facing the ocean. Lovely little streets full of residences and schools and universities, also
petite hotels for the tourists traffic to Venice. Something unique in the place,tranquility and
peace one can experience here. A place worth the visit
11. You should have a wine tour in padua region, and about Prosecco wine tour but thats costly
like 100 euro per person

12. Wine Road of the Euganean Hills

Lagoon islands
> Murano - renowned glass-making centre.
> Burano - famous for its colourful painted houses.
> Torcello - evocative and abandoned.
> San Michele - the island which serves as Venice's cemetery.
> Mazzorbo - a sleepy rural backwater alongside Burano.
> Lazzaretto Nuovo - former quarantine island; tours at weekends.
> Sant'Erasmo - agricultural outpost with pleasant strolls along lagoon shore.
> San Lazzaro degli Armeni - Armenian monastery island beloved of Byron.
> Le Vignole - smaller agricultural cousin to Sant'Erasmo.

If lost in your own planning then refer this please if need a tour agency
http://www.localvenicetours.com/venice-islands-murano-and-burano

And you wana travel on your own then refer the below link and explore the transport options
http://www.enkivillage.com/day-trips-from-venice.html
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You can plan to visit Milan as a day trip too

Lake Garda would have been my favourite choice. (There are direct fast trains
(Frecciabianca) from Venezia S. Lucia to Desenzano del Garda which take 1h31 and cost
29.50 purchasing around the time of travel (19 or even 9 - for the 05:40 departure! purchasing in advance), so I would do that and take a bus (20 mins) from Desenzano FS (=
railway station) to Sirmione)

Trains running to Milan depart from Venice hourly. Look for trains that have regional
stops, not express trains, because the express trains may not stop at Lake Garda.
Because the trains depart hourly, don't worry if you miss a train; just wait for the next
one to come along.