What makes it distinctive
There is no arrival like Venice's: a water taxi across the lagoon to a palazzo landing stage. It is at its best early in the morning and late at night, when the day visitors have gone.
See the complete escape- Best months
- March, April, May, September, October, November
- Seasons
- Spring and autumn are gentler than the crowded, humid summer. Late autumn and winter can bring high water (acqua alta).
- Arrive
- Venice Marco Polo (VCE). A private water taxi from Marco Polo takes roughly half an hour to the historic centre, and many hotels have their own landing stage.
- Getting around
- The historic centre has no roads. Arrive by water taxi and travel on foot or by boat.
- Ideal stay
- 3–4 nights
Aman Venice
Grand Canal
A hotel in Palazzo Papadopoli, a sixteenth-century palazzo on the Grand Canal with frescoed interiors and private gardens.
This recommendation is based on research, not a visit. Confirm current details, rates and seasonal opening with the property.
Three days in Venice
Longer stays add more days in the Planner.
Arrive by water
Cross by water taxi to the hotel's landing stage. In the evening, drift between bacari for cicchetti.
San Marco early
Visit the Basilica early, then the Doge's Palace. See the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in the afternoon, and a performance at La Fenice in the evening if one is scheduled.
The lagoon islands
Take a boat to Torcello for its cathedral mosaics, then Burano's colours and a long lunch.