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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nDay One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Stop One: Chisea di Santa Maria di Nazareth <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- To start off your two day itinerary for Venice, head to Chisea di Santa Maria. This church is free to enter! Budget traveler favorite. It’s also right next to the train station, making it easily accesible as a first stop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Stop Two: Rialto Bridge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- This huge bridge in Venice is probably what you have seen on all the websites about Venice! Explore this colossal white bridge bustleling with tourists; take a few pictures, do your thing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Stop Three: Campo della Pescaria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- A quick walk from the Rialto Bridge, this fish market is a really neat thing to check out. Prepare for locals selling all sorts of seafood; you will probably smell it before you actually get there! It’s definitely a fun corner of Venice that you have to see!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Keep in mind that its only open from 7 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., so be sure to get there before it closes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lunchtime <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- You’re probably getting pretty hungry after all this walking! However, don’t fall into this tourist trap. Most people flock to Saint Marks Square for a tasty lunch. Go for it IF you want to spend 50+ euros on a meal! I recommend eating a sandwich or pizza from a street vendor or something to go. It’ll cost around 5-7 euros as compared to outrageous prices in a restaurant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
My silly experience trying to eat in Saint Mark’s Square: my friend and I wanted to go to a coffeeshop in Saint Mark’s Square. We sat down outside, and the waiter came and handed us our menus. A americano was 9 euros. A slice of cake was 18 euros. And wait! Don’t forget the fee for live music! 16 euros! It was about to be the most expensive cup of coffee of my entire life. As soon as the waiter walked away, we bolted. Sorry coffeeshop. Not gonna happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stop Four: Saint Mark’s Square<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- After lunch, head on over to Saint Mark’s Square for some very free<\/em> sightseeing! You could spend a while walking around and just exploring the area. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
PIGEON WARNING! One of my life goals, along with meeting Benedict Cumperbatch, was to catch a pigeon with my bare hands. There was a man handing out bird feed, and he would put it in your hands without permission, and the birds would flock all over you. I immediaetly tried to catch one, and a policeman promptly walked over and yelled at me. I was SO SAD! Goodbye to my mission to catch a pigeon. So here is you’re warning! It’s actually against the law to feed the pigeons! Don’t try. You may get yelled at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stop Five: Doge’s Palace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Doge’s Palace is definitely an incredible place to visit if you have the time and the funds. If you’re planning on going, I would try to squeeze it in after exploring St. Mark’s Square. It’s one of the most stunning places in Europe that I’ve ever seen, just from the outside! However, I skipping going inside just for budget’s sake!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you don’t want to pay to go inside, you can walk along the outside. It’ll take you out by the water where you can look at the boats and walk next to the palace and street stands! If you keep walking straight, you’ll see the Bridge of Sighs. This was where they used to lead prisoners before they were taken to jail or executed. It’s called the Bridge of Sighs because it was often the last time that these prisoners would ever see the ocean or smell the fresh air again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To skip the line for Doge’s Palace and get an audio guide, you can click here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dinner and Wander<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Grab dinner somewhere and keep wandering around the city! You really can’t go wrong with dinner options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Head on over to the island<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Day two! Let’s get after it! Hop on a bus and head over to the island. For breakfast, either grab something at the hotel, or you can also head to this great bakery called Rizzo on the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stop One: Saint Mark’s Basilica <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
First this on the itinerary today is visiting Saint Mark’s Basilica! It’s free to enter, but the line is INSANELY long the late it gets in the day. Wake up early and try to be there anywhere between 8:30 and 9:30. It officially opens at 9:30, but if you get there around that time during high season, the line will be an hour’s wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I visited Saint Mark’s Basilica, I arrived around 9:15 in the morning, and we easily waited over an hour before going in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Basilica is free to enter. (Some websites say that entry is 3 euros, but when I went, I didn’t have to pay. Maybe bring a little extra change just in case!) There are also areas of the museum that you can pay a few euros to enter. For example, you can visit the Pala d’Oro and the Museum of Loggia del Cavalli for around 5-7 euros each. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Times: 9:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. (last entry at 4:45)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One final MAJOR detail! To enter the Basilica, you have to be dressed appropriately or you won’t be let in. Make sure your knees and shoulders are covered! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ticket Links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- To skip the veryyyy long line outside of Saint Mark’s, you can click here<\/a>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- To explore Saint Mark’s, as well as the terrace, AND Doge’s Palace, you can get an all-in-one ticket here<\/a>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Finally, to skip the line and get a fully guided tour of Saint Mark’s and Doge’s Palace for a pretty reasonable price, click here<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Stop Two: Climb Saint Mark’s Campanile (Bell Tower)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
If you’re feeling crazy, you can go to the top of the Bell Tower in Saint Mark’s Square. It’s 8 euros to climb it, so I skipped this for budget purposes. If you have the time and the money, give it a shot! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bell Tower is open every day from 9:30 a.m. to 9:15 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stop Three: the Correr Museum <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Correr Museum is probably the most famous museum in Venice. It’s full of the art and history that tell the story of Venice and her people. You will not be disappointed if you give it a visit! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is also something that I skipped for price purposes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- To explore Saint Mark’s, as well as the terrace, AND Doge’s Palace, you can get an all-in-one ticket here<\/a>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- To skip the veryyyy long line outside of Saint Mark’s, you can click here<\/a>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- After lunch, head on over to Saint Mark’s Square for some very free<\/em> sightseeing! You could spend a while walking around and just exploring the area. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- You’re probably getting pretty hungry after all this walking! However, don’t fall into this tourist trap. Most people flock to Saint Marks Square for a tasty lunch. Go for it IF you want to spend 50+ euros on a meal! I recommend eating a sandwich or pizza from a street vendor or something to go. It’ll cost around 5-7 euros as compared to outrageous prices in a restaurant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- A quick walk from the Rialto Bridge, this fish market is a really neat thing to check out. Prepare for locals selling all sorts of seafood; you will probably smell it before you actually get there! It’s definitely a fun corner of Venice that you have to see!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- This huge bridge in Venice is probably what you have seen on all the websites about Venice! Explore this colossal white bridge bustleling with tourists; take a few pictures, do your thing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n