It has a well deserved place on many people s europe bucket list for its gondolas and piazzas its world renowned food and intricate artisanal masks.
Side trips from venice italy.
Tripsavvy christopher larson murano burano and torcello are the top three islands to visit on day trips from venice.
A popular day trip from venice padua may be the oldest city in northern italy reportedly founded by the trojans in the 12 century bc.
Onward travel options include bologna italy s gastronomic capital and verona where romeo and juliet did their thing.
However if you are here for a week or on your second visit to the city head over to the mainland to see some fascinating old towns like padua verona and treviso in the historic veneto region.
Side trips from venice if you only have 3 days or so you will probably want to spend them in the center of venice.
The walled city of padua or as the italians call it padova is just 25 minutes from venice by train making for an easy and pleasant day trip according to tradition trojans founded the city in the 12 th century bc which would make it the oldest city in all of northern italy although that s a pretty murky claim.
The city has plenty to keep you occupied as even simply wandering its labyrinthine streets leads to new discoveries each day but for the restless.
It would help to know what you most want from this trip art food wine exploring a town relaxing scenery etc.
One of the most off beat short trips from venice is on the number 13 vaporetto which departs fondamenta nove calling at murano faro en route to the island of sant erasmo.
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Murano is known as the island of glassmakers burano has canals lined with picturesque colored houses and is known for lace making and torcello is a green island where you can see byzantine mosaics in the 7th century cathedral.
Nonetheless it is a very old city and it has the second oldest.
Slovenia is a 90 minute drive away or head into the dolomites a spiky.
Venice is a city known worldwide for its rich historical cultural and artistic heritage what many tourists ignore however is that even its surrounding area offers many things to do and lots of interesting places to discover with our day trips you can go and come back within a few hours without having to worry about public transport and organization of the tour.
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Venice is a uniquely charming city set on the canals and waterways of northern italy.
There are some other intriguing side trips from venice around the various lagoon islands.
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The frescoes are considered a masterpiece of 14th.