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A one-day itinerary for Venice
How to get the most out of just 24 hours in Venice
This is the itinerary to follow if you actually have a full day in Venice.
If, on the other hand, you will be arriving in Venice that first day by plane or by train, much of the morning will be spent traveling and finding your hotel. (To
that end, here is a half-day version of the itinerary below designed for those who won't be able to start sightseeing until midday).
If you will be waking up in Venice but leaving sometime during the day, just follow as much of the itinerary below as you can until about an hour before you
have to catch your train, pick up your rental car, or head to the airport (it always seems to take an hour to get to the train station/Piazzale Roma or the airport)—
and feel free to curtail the amount of time spent at some sights so you can move more quickly and squeeze in more sightseeing.
You will notice this is set up as a rigorously timed day. There's no need to treat it as such. Feel free to use this Venice plan more as a rough guide than a set
itinerary. Adjust the times to fit your personal style and desires.
I am sticking this here at the start, but you can do it at any point on your visit—most easily simply when you arrive or as you
are preparing to leave, since it conveniently doubles as transportation.
Hop aboard the no. 1 or no. 2 vaporetto line to for a poor man's cruise of the Grand Canal between Piazza San Marco and
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the Ferrovia (train station) or Piazzale Roma (car park). Make sure you sit up in the open prow for the best views.
Time to spend there: 45 min
River
By the time you arrive in Venice and check into your hotel, it'll be 11am at best, so splash some water on your face and head
out to start your half-day of sightseeing.
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Since the Campanile di San Marco (bell tower) actually opens before the basilica itself, hit this one first for stupendous city
panoramas from the top. (Though please note that, in winter, it does not open until 9:30am, so adjust accordingly.)
Take a bit less than half an hour for the elevator ride up, photo ops at the top, and the ride back down—because you want to
be in line at the Basilica of St. Mark's before it opens at 9:45am to avoid the long lines.
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Architecture
Kill two birds with one stone by being at the Basilica di San Marco before it opens at 9:45am; that way you (a) get to see its
treasures and the thousands of square feet of glittering mosaics swathing its interior, and (b) won't have to wait in a long line,
which can stretch the wait to as long as an hour or more later in the day.
Do pay the small, separate admission fees to see the Pala d'Oro altarpiece and to visit the Marciana Museum upstairs (great
close-up view of the mosaics from the balcony level). Don't dawdle too long, however, because you have lots to see and les
thant a day in which to see it.
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Church
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Wander over to take a look at the Piazza San Marco's lovely Renaissance Clock Tower, with its 24-hour clockface/horoscope
marker and two bronze figures who ring the bell at the top.
Monument
Be at the Doge's Palace before the 11:35am start time to take your (pre-booked) "Secret Itineraries" tour, which in 75
minutes gives you an amazing insider's glimpse into the hidden offices, courtrooms, archives, and prisons from which the true
Venetian Republic ruled for 900 years.
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Tour
The tour pops you back into the main part of the Palazzo Ducale. Take another half hour for a quick spin on your own
through the palazzo's public rooms, smothered in paintings by Titian, Tintoretto, and other giants of the Venetian Renaissance.
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Palazzo
There are several great places to grab a quick lunch nearby. I recommend the simple yet hearty and authentic fare at Osteria a
la Campana hidden in plain sight on the main drag headed north toward the Rialto.
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Restaurant
Wend your way through San Marco and across the Accademia Bridge to the Accademia Gallery for its stupendous collection
of Old Masters paintings, on of the best in Italy. Venetians (naturally) reign, with canvasses by Titian, Tintoretto, Giovanni
Bellini, Paolo Veronese, Paolo Veneziano, Giorgione, and Carpaccio.
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Museum
Make your way through Dorsoduro into San Polo to admire the dozens (yes, dozens) of spectacular Tintoretto paintings in the
amazing Scuola Grande di San Rocco, basically a Renaissance frat house for Venetian bigwigs, all dark wood and big oil
paintings in a suitably clubby atmosphere.
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Monument
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Once San Rocco closes, head toward the Rialto, pausing in one (or more) of the neighborhoods many excellent cicchetti bars
for a quick snack and glass of wine.
Culinary experience
Cross the fabled Rialto Bridge, a Renaissance stone span lined by shops. Pause at the top for the classic Grand Canal shot.
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Bridge
Yes, they're touristy, yes they're overpriced, and yes they're hackneyed, but if you can put all that out of your mind, they're
also pretty cool, relaxing, and romantic—and who wants to go all the way to Venice and not ride in a gondola anyway?
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Cruise
Congratulations. It's been a long day, stuffed with art and history. Time to celebrate by digging into a sumptuous meal—
seafood, if that's your thing, because it certainly is Venice's.
Just remember: Venice is unlike the rest of Italy, where 7:30pm is considered an early dinner. In Venice, 7–8pm is about
normal for starting dinner, and many restaurants shut their kitchens before 9pm (whcih is when, in southern parts of Italy,
things are just getting going).
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End your day in Venice just wandering aimlessly around Venice's labyrinth of alleyways. Or take a load off and sit on Piazza
San Marco to listen to the dueling string trios and piano players playing for the tables in front of competing chichi cafes.
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Square
What the grey and blue time bubbles mean
Since this itinerary takes into account travel time (walking, taking the Métro, driving, whatever):
The times in grey circles are the times by which you need to start moving in order to go to the next stop.
The times in blue circles are the times by which you should arrive at that stop to begin the fun.
Activities, walks, & excursions links
Viator.com - Best one-stop shopping site for all sorts of activities, walking tours, bus tours, escorted day trips, and other excursions. It is actually a
clearinghouse for many local tour companies and outfitters, and since it gets a bulk-rate deal on pricing (and takes only a token fee for itself), you can actually
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sometimes book an activity through Viator for less than it would cost to buy the same exact tour from the tour company itself. (I once booked a Dublin pub crawl via
Viator and later discovered that I saved about $1.50; also, the tour turned out to be sold-out, and they were turning away the folks in front of me in line, but since I
had a pre-booked voucher I got in.) Partner
Contexttravel.com - This bespoke walking tour company doesn't even call its 200 tour leaders "guides." It calls them "docents"—perhaps because
most guides are academics and specialists in their fields: history professors, archeologists, PhDs, art historians, artists, etc. Groups are miniscule (often six
people maximum), and most docents can be booked for private guiding sessions as well. They aren't always the cheapest tours, but they are invariably the best.
People rave about Context. Partner
Veltra.com - Chief rival to Viator, representing fewer tours but also offering some you won't find on Viator. Partner
Freewalkingtouritalia.com - Basic walking tours that cost... "name your own price." The guides work for "tips," much of which is turned over to
their boss, so you end up "tipping" them €15 to €20 per person anyway, meaning the tours aren't actually free (though, given their incentive, most guides put on a
good show and give a good tour) .
Venicefreewalkingtour.com - Basic walking tours of Venice that costs... "name your own price." The guides work for "tips," much of which is
turned over to their boss, so you end up "tipping" them €15 to €20 per person anyway, meaning the tours aren't actually free (though, given their incentive, most
guides put on a good show and give a good tour) .
Multi-day excursions links
Viator.com - This clearinghouse for activities and day tours also offers longer, multi-day trips—and, since it is essentially a middleman site liking you to local
outfitters, it is often among the cheapest (Viator only tacks on a modest fee) Partner
intrepidtravel.com -
Intrepid Travel is one of only two only major tour outfits I know (along with G Adventures) of that makes a concerted effort to travel like real independent travelers
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—small groups (max of 8 or 12 people), staying in mom-and-pop accommodations and getting around by public transport rather than a big tour bus.
This fantastic Australian company marries an independent travel style with the expertise of truly knowledgeable guides and a focus on the cultural experience of
travel.
Intrepid really does run a different breed of group tour. Let me put it this way: When my parents—who travel widely and on their own and normally would never
have even considered taking a group tour—suddenly found themselves with airfare to Japan but no time to plan a trip, I suggested they try booking with Intrepid.
They did—and they have raved about it every since. They stayed in touch with their guide via email for years.
Partner
Gadventures.com - Similar to Intrepid, but based in Canada. G Adventures offers a variety of small group tours (usually a max of 8 or 12 people) and
adventure trips, including many hiking, trekking, and multi-sport active vacations. Partner
Escorted tours links
Viator.com - Offers a multitude of multi-day trips. Partner
intrepidtravel.com - Intrepid Travel is one of only two only major tour outfits I know (along with G Adventures) of that makes a concerted effort to
travel like real independent travelers—small groups (usually a max of 8 or 12 people), staying in mom-and-pop accommodations and getting around by public
transport rather than a big tour bus. This fantastic Australian company marries an independent travel style with the expertise of truly knowledgeable guides and a
focus on the cultural experience of travel. Intrepid really does run a different breed of group tour. Let me put it this way: When my parents—who travel widely and
on their own and normally would never have even considered taking a group tour—suddenly found themselves with airfare to Japan but no time to plan a trip, I
suggested they try booking with Intrepid. They did—and they've raved about it ever since. (They stayed in touch with their guide via email for years.) Partner
Gadventures.com - G Adventures boasts 1,000 trips in 100 countries, from the more tour-like Comfort and Original trips to the gnarlier Active and
Overland ones. No airfare (yet), and quoted prices are not as inclusive as some others (read the fine print to find out about on-the-ground costs, often including
most meals). Partner
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Realadventures.com - This is not a tour operator or travel agency, but rather a clearing house for independent tour operators, local adventure
outfitters, and vacation agencies to offer their trips and tours direct to consumers. As such, it offers a potpourri of trips around the world, from single-day
experiences to two-week tours, and they run the gamut from ballooning or biking to dude ranches, snow-shoeing, sailing, cooking schools, eco-tours, and much,
much more. Partner
Ricksteves.com - PBS superstar Rick Steves runs a highly successful tour company that really tries to highlight all the best of the independent travel
style espoused in his books and TV show in a group format. I've bumped into several of his tour groups in Europe over the years, and the participants always
gush about what a great time they're having. He also keeps his groups smaller than most (24 to 28 travelers versus the 40 to 60 many big companies cram onto
the bus), and the smaller the group, the more authentic the experiences each member is going to have (to say nothing of more room on the bus). (Disclosure:
I know Rick, but have recommended his product long before that, even if we were once guidebook competitors!)
Friendlyplanet.com - Excellent company offering inexpensive group tours to destinations around world, from Europe and cruises to exotic locales
and safaris. If you want to sample some place like China, Peru, Morocco, the Galapagos, Kenya, or Southeast Asia while someone else takes care of all the
planning, logistics, transport, meals, and local guides, this is probably the best place to go for the best prices on escorted tours. (In the Small World department,
after recommending them for years, I discovered that Friendly Planet is based in tiny Jenkintown, PA, one town over from the equally tiny town where I grew up.)
Gate1travel.com - Another of the best-priced general tour operators out there, offering escorted tours, group tours, and vacation packages to just
about every popular country around the world. Like Friendly Planet, it is a generalist agency, geared to people who want to see foreign destinations but do so in
comfort and with a guided tour experience. Also like Friendly Planet, the company turns out to have a personal connection I feel compelled to point out, but you
should not feel compelled to read, so feel free to skip the next bit in parentheses. (In yet another quirk of fate, Gate 1 used to be from Glenside, PA—which was on
the other side of the town where I grew up—and it is now based in Fort Washington, which is next to the town where I currently live. However, as with Friendly
Planet, I was recommending Gate 1 long before I had any idea it was a neighbor—in fact, I discovered both companies while I was living in New York. None of this
has anything to do with booking your trip, but it makes me wonder what was in the water in Montgomery County that made so many of us locals go into the travel
business.)
Sceptrevacations.com - Escorted and custom group tours in many parts of Europe, plus many great vacation packages (their self-guided air-
car-and-B&B deals are hard to beat).
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Roadscholar.org - The travel company formerly known as Elderhostels (and, briefly, Exploritas) is devoted to "Adventures in lifelong learning," and
aimed at travelers 50 and over. These are educational trips, often coordinated by universities, and your days are packed with seminars, lectures, field trips, and
sightseeing, all led by academics or expert tour guides. Programs range from one to four weeks. They also offer cruises, intergenerational trips (i.e.: bring the
grand kids), and outdoors adventures.
Abercrombiekent.com - One of the best tour companies in the world—with prices to match! If you can afford it, you will love it.
Oattravel.com - This soft adventure tour operator hits all the exotic hotspots, but without as many hard-core activities. Aimed at a slightly older
(40s-60s) crowd (their sister company, Grand Circle Travel, specializes in standard tours for mature travelers). Bonus: GET $50 OFF your trip if, when you book,
you give them my name and customer number: Reid Bramblett, customer #1545945.
Contiki.com - Tours aimed at younger travelers.
STA Travel - Tours aimed at students and other young travelers.
Backroadstouring.com - British-based tour company devoted to getting off the beaten path and avoiding the highways.
Tripmasters.com - Another good generalist tour and package company.
Smartours.com - Good, basic tour company with a smaller roster of carefully crafted tours at decent prices.
Private tours links
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Viator.com - Private guides & custom tours in Italy. Partner
Contexttravel.com - Bespoke tours available in major cities from their expert local docent guides. Partner
Active tours links
RealAdventures.com - This is not a tour operator or travel agency, but rather a clearing for independent tour operators, local adventure outfitters,
and vacation agencies to offer their trips and tours direct to consumers. As such, it offers a potpourri of trips around the world, from single-day experiences to two-
week tours, and they run the gamut from ballooning or biking to walking holidays, cooking schools, and much, much more. Partner
Infohub.com - Not a tour company, rather a kind of aggregator of trips offered by tour companies. it casts one of the largest nets over the industry, listing
some 14,000 tours offered by 4,000 operators in more than 100 categories—everything from artists' workshop to llama trekking, nudist resorts to biblical tours,
language schools to personal guide services. InfoHub's search engine returns results listed by trip rather than by company. Still, I guess if you could care less the
name of the outfitter and are just looking for a selection of 10-day bike tours across the Dordogne, or Mont Blanc hikes, this is the best way to do it. You don't book
trips directly. You are essentially sending away for a brochure (or a contact) from the actual tour companies. Partner
Viator.com - Best place to search for one-day active and outdoor adventures (along with a few mutli-day treks)—from hiking and biking to kayaking,
surfing, fishing, caving, whitewater rafting, rock climbing, sailing, skydiving, off-roading, and more. Partner
Rei.com - America's greatest co-op chain of outdoors gear stores also offers active vacations. They hit all seven continents, and are better than most at
offering a variety of domestic adventures. They also run shorter, 3 to 4–day trips for long-weekenders. It tends to be pricier than most, but with impeccable
credentials, and is ideal for those for whom being active is as important as the destination.
intrepidtravel.com -
Intrepid Travel is one of only two only major tour outfits I know (along with G Adventures) of that makes a concerted effort to travel like real independent
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travelers—small groups (usually a max of 8 or 12 people), staying in mom-and-pop accommodations and getting around by public transport rather than a big
tour bus.
This fantastic Australian company marries an independent travel style with the expertise of truly knowledgeable guides and a focus on the cultural experience of
travel.
Intrepid really does run a different breed of group tour. Let me put it this way: When my parents—who travel widely and on their own and normally would never
have even considered taking a group tour—suddenly found themselves with airfare to Japan but no time to plan a trip, I suggested they try booking with Intrepid.
They did—and they've raved about it ever since. (They stayed in touch with their guide via email for years.)
Partner
Gadventures.com - G Adventures boasts 1,000 trips in 100 countries, from the more tour-like Comfort and Original trips to the gnarlier Active and
Overland ones. No airfare (yet), and quoted prices are not as inclusive as some others (read the fine print to find out about on-the-ground costs, often including
most meals). Partner
Djoserusa.com - Perhaps since they're Dutch (and Europeans get longer vacations), Djoser offers longer trips and looser schedules, admirably not trying
to pack too much into too short a time. You get to pick your group style: travel with other North Americans or with an international group (some conducted in
English, others in Dutch and English).
Sierraclub.org/outings - Yes, the premier outdoors network of the USA also plans lots of trips abroad, including ones in Europe.
Exodustravels.com - Adventure travel and trips, including self-guided walking adventures around the world.
Activegourmetholidays.com - Mixing active pursuits—walking and biking, mostly, with some golf and yoga—with one-day cooking classes,
longer cooking courses, wine tasting, and other culinary adventures. Nifty idea—Though far from the cheapest out there.
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Family tours links
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intrepidtravel.com - One of my favorite tour companies offers several family itineraries. They make a concerted effort to travel like real independent
travelers—small groups (max of 12 people), staying in mom-and-pop accommodations and getting around by public transport (trains, local buses, bikes, feet)
rather than a big tour bus. Aimed at a slightly more adventurous, slightly younger crowd, and close to true, independent travel. Partner
Gadventures.com - Similar to Intrepid, but based in Canada. G Adventures offers a variety of adventure trips, including many hiking, trekking, and
multi-sport active vacations—and many Family Adventures as well. Partner
Smithsonianjourneys.org - The Smithsonian run highly regarded, rather expensive educational and adventure trips specifically designed for the
whole clan—including an "Treasures of Tuscany" family journey.
Vacationkids.com - Not a tour company, but an outfit that will hook you up with a travel agent to arrange your family vacation.
Ricksteves.com - PBS superstar Rick Steves runs a highly successful tour company—with both general tours and family-specific tours—that really tries
to highlight all the best of the independent travel style espoused in his books and TV show in a group format. I've bumped into several of his tour groups in Europe
over the years, and the participants always gush about what a great time they're having. He also keeps his groups smaller than most (24 to 28 travelers versus the
40 to 60 many big companies cram onto the bus), and the smaller the group, the more authentic the experiences each member is going to have (to say nothing of
more room on the bus). (Disclosure: I know Rick, but have recommended his product long before that, even if we were once guidebook competitors!)
Journeysinternational.com - This outfit started as a families-only tour company, and they still cater largely to that crowd.
Learningjourneys.com - This educational-trip offshoot of the famous Perillo Tours has plenty of family adventures.
Familyadventures.com - Thomson Family Adventures forcuses on adventurous family trips to mostly exotic locales—Alaska, Baja, Belize, China,
Costa Rica, Egypt, Galapagos, Morocco, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Tanzania, Thailand, and Turkey. They do also offer Europe, though (Italy, Ireland, Croatia,
Scotland, Swizterland, Turkey, and the Azores).
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Local tourism info links
Veneziaunica.it - official site
Agendavenezia.org - events
Unospitedivenezia.it - events & info
Comune.venezia.it - events
Veneziatoday.it - events/news
Europeforvisitors.com/venice - guidesite
Veneto.eu - Veneto official tourism site
Venezia.net - guidesite/events
italia.it - Official tourism site for Italy. Great for links to local sites, but light on info.
Beniculturali.it - official site for major sights across Italy
Culturaitalia.it - Italy cultural patrimony
Coopculture.it -
Handles the inline presence for major archaolgical areas, monumenets, and museums in:
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Rome
Venice
Naples
Pisa
Milan
Florence
Siena
Torino
Avellino
Genova
Agrigento
Salerno
Oristano
Latina
Padova
Cuneo
Bari
Pavia
Prato
Ancona
Alessandria
Palermo
Perugia
Treviso
Pesaro
Urbino
Mantova
Taranto
Reggio nell'Emilia
Ferrara
Medio Campidano
Livorno
Vivaticket.it - tickets to about 75 sights across Italy
Useful Italian phrases
Rail travel
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Air travel
Car travel
Basic phrases
Calendar
Numbers
Useful Italian for rail travel
English (inglese) Italian (italiano) Pro-nun-cee-YAY-shun City / Train station names
English (inglese) Italian (italiano) Main station

Where is? Dov'é doh-VAY
Rome Roma Termini
...train station la ferroviaria [or] la lah fair-o-vee-YAR-ree-yah [or]
Florence Firenze Santa Maria Novella
stazione lah stat-zee-YO-nay
Venice Venezia Santa Lucia
ticket un biglietto oon beel-YET-toh
Milan Milano Centrale
first class prima classe PREE-mah CLAH-say Genoa Genova Porta Principe
second class seconda classe say-CONE-dah CLAH-say Naples Napoli Centrale
one way solo andata SO-low ahn-DAHT-tah Leghorn Livorno Centrale
Turin Torino Porta Nuova

round trip (return) andata e ritorno ahn-DAH-tah ay ree-TOUR-
noh
Just the supplement Soltanto il supplemento soul-TAHN-toh eel sou-play-

MEN-toh
Just a seat reservation Soltanto una prenotazione soal-TAHN-toh oo-nah pray-

no-tah-tsee-YOH-nay
I have a Eurailpass Ho il Eurailpass oh eel YOO-rail-pahs
sleeping couchette una cucetta oo-nah koo-CHET-tah
berth in a sleeping car un posto nel vagone letto oon POH-sto nell vah-GOAN-
nay LET-toh
track binario been-AR-ree-yoh

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train treno TRE-no
car (carriage) carozza ka-RO-tza
seat posto PO-sto
departures partenze par-TEN-zay
arrivals arrivi ah-REE-vee
information informazione in-for-ma-tzee-OH-nay
left luggage deposito bagagli day-PO-zee-toh ba-GAHL-yee
punch your ticket timbrare il biglietto teem-BRA-ray eel beel-YET-

toh
Is this the right platform E questo il binario per il ay KWAY-sto eel been-AR-ree-
for the Rome train? treno à Roma? yo pair eel TRE-no ah RO-ma?
delayed in retardo een ree-TAR-do
strike sciopero SHO-pair-oh
Mon-Sat Feriali fair-ee-YAHL-ee
Sun & holidays Festivi feh-STEE-vee
Daily Giornaliere joor-nahl-ee-YAIR-eh
Useful Italian for air travel
English (inglese) Italian (italiano) Pro-nun-cee-YAY-shun
Where is... Dov'é doh-VAY
the airport l'aeroporto LAHW-ro-port-oh
the airplane l'aereo LAIR-reh-oh
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terminal terminal TEAR-me-nahl
flight volo VOH-lo
gate uscita d'imbarco oo-SHEE-tah deem-BARK-oh
to the right à destra ah DEH-strah
to the left à sinistra ah see-NEEST-trah
straight ahead avanti [or] diritto ah-VAHN-tee [or] dee-REE-toh
keep going straight sempre diritto SEM-pray dee-REE-toh
departures partenze par-TEN-zay
arrivals arrivi ah-REE-vee
delayed in ritardo een ree-TAR-doh
on time in orario een oh-RAH-ree-yo
early in avanti een ah-VAHN-tee
boarding imbarco eem-BARK-o
connecting flight la coincidenza la ko-een-chee-DEN-za
check-in accettazione ah-chet-ta-zee-YO-nee
immigration controllo passaporti cone-TRO-lo pah-sa-POR-tee
security check controllo di sicurezza kohn-TRO-lo dee see-kur-AY-tzah
customs dogana do-GA-na
shuttle la navetta lah na-VET-tah
boarding pass carta d'imbarco kart-ta deem-BARK-o
baggage claim ritiro bagagli ree-TEER-oh bah-GA-lyee
carry-on luggage bagaglio à mano bah-GA-lyo ah MA_no
checked luggage bagalio bah-GA-lyo
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Useful Italian for car travel
car automobile ow-toh-MO-bee-lay
scooter/motorboke un motorino oon mo-tair-EE-no
gas station stazione di servizio stah-zee-YO-nay dee sair-VEE-tzee-yo
gas benzina ben-ZEE-nah
diesel gasolio [or] diesel gah-ZOH-lee-oh [or] DEE-zell
Fill it up, please al pieno, per favore ahl pee-YAY-noh, pair fa-VOHR-ray
Where is... Dov'é doh-VAY
...the highway l'autostrada lout-oh-STRA-dah
...the state highway la statale [written "SS"] lah sta-TAHL-eh
...the road for Rome la strada per Roma lah STRA-dah pair RO-mah
keep going straight sempre diritto SEM-pray dee-REE-toh
to cross attraversare ah-tra-vair-SAR-ay
toll pedaggio peh-DA-jo
parking parcheggio par-KEH-jo
road map carta stradale kar-ta stra-DA-lay
where can I pay the fine? dove posso pagare la multa DOH-veh Po-so pag-GAR-ray la MOOL-tah
Typical road signs / terms » more

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English (anglais) French (français)
Stop Stop
Exit Uscita
Staffic light Semaforo
One-way Senso unico
Dead-end Strada senza uscita
Parking prohibited No parcheggio or parcheggio proibito
Pedestrian zone Area pedonale
Limited Traffic Zone (you pay to drive in) ZTL or Zona Traffico Limitato
Basic phrases in Italian
English (inglese) Italian (italiano) pro-nun-see-YAY-shun
thank you grazie GRAT-tzee-yay
please per favore pair fa-VOHR-ray
yes si see
no no no
Do you speak English? Parla Inglese? PAR-la een-GLAY-zay
I don't understand Non capisco non ka-PEESK-koh
I'm sorry Mi dispiace mee dees-pee-YAT-chay
How much is it? Quanto costa? KWAN-toh COST-ah
That's too much É troppo ay TROH-po
Good day Buon giorno bwohn JOUR-noh
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Good evening Buona sera BWOH-nah SAIR-rah
Good night Buona notte BWOH-nah NOTE-tay
Goodbye Arrivederci ah-ree-vah-DAIR-chee
Excuse me (to get attention) Scusi SKOO-zee
Excuse me (to get past someone) Permesso pair-MEH-so
Where is? Dov'é doh-VAY
...the bathroom il bagno eel BHAN-yoh
...train station la ferroviaria lah fair-o-vee-YAR-ree-yah
information informazione in-for-ma-tzee-OH-nay
Days, months, and other calendar items in Italian
When is it open? Quando é aperto? KWAN-doh ay ah-PAIR-toh
When does it close? Quando si chiude? KWAN-doh see key-YOU-day
At what time... a che ora a kay O-rah
Yesterday ieri ee-YAIR-ee
Today oggi OH-jee
Tomorrow domani doh-MAHN-nee
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Day after tomorrow dopo domani DOH-poh doh-MAHN-nee
a day un giorno oon je-YOR-no
Monday Lunedí loo-nay-DEE
Tuesday Martedí mar-tay-DEE
Wednesday Mercoledí mair-coh-lay-DEE
Thursday Giovedí jo-vay-DEE
Friday Venerdí ven-nair-DEE
Saturday Sabato SAH-baa-toh
Sunday Domenica doh-MEN-nee-ka
Mon-Sat Feriali fair-ee-YAHL-ee
Sun & holidays Festivi feh-STEE-vee
Daily Giornaliere joor-nahl-ee-YAIR-eh
a month una mese oon-ah MAY-zay
January gennaio jen-NAI-yo
February febbraio feh-BRI-yo
March marzo MAR-tzoh
April aprile ah-PREEL-ay
May maggio MAH-jee-oh
June giugno JEW-nyoh
July luglio LOO-lyoh
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August agosto ah-GO-sto
September settembre set-TEM-bray
October ottobre oh-TOE-bray
November novembre no-VEM-bray
December dicembre de-CHEM-bray
Numbers in Italian
1 uno OO-no
2 due DOO-way
3 tre tray
4 quattro KWAH-troh
5 cinque CHEEN-kway
6 sei say
7 sette SET-tay
8 otto OH-toh
9 nove NO-vay
10 dieci dee-YAY-chee
11 undici OON-dee-chee
12 dodici DOH-dee-chee
13 tredici TRAY-dee-chee
14 quattordici kwa-TOR-dee-chee
15 quindici KWEEN-dee-chee
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16 sedici SAY-dee-chee
17 diciasette dee-chee-ya-SET-tay
18 diciotto dee-CHO-toh
19 diciannove dee-chee-ya-NO-vay
20 venti VENT-tee
21* vent'uno* vent-OO-no
22* venti due* VENT-tee DOO-way
23* venti tre* VENT-tee TRAY
30 trenta TRAYN-tah
40 quaranta kwa-RAHN-tah
50 cinquanta cheen-KWAN-tah
60 sessanta say-SAHN-tah
70 settanta seh-TAHN-tah
80 ottanta oh-TAHN-tah
90 novanta no-VAHN-tah
100 cento CHEN-toh
1,000 mille MEEL-lay
5,000 cinque milla CHEEN-kway MEEL-lah
10,000 dieci milla dee-YAY-chee MEEL-lah
* You can use this formula for all Italian ten-place numbers—so 31 is trent'uno, 32 is trenta due, 33 is trenta tre, etc. Note that—
like uno (one), otto (eight) also starts with a vowel—all "-8" numbers are also abbreviated (vent'otto, trent'otto, etc.).
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A one-day itinerary for Venice

How to get the most out of just 24 hours in Venice

Time to spend there: 45 min

Time to spend there: 10 min

Time to spend there: 75 min

Time to spend there: 40 min

Time to spend there: 45 min

What the grey and blue time bubbles mean

Activities, walks, & excursions links

had a pre-booked voucher I got in.) Partner

People rave about Context. Partner

good show and give a good tour) .

guides put on a good show and give a good tour) .

Multi-day excursions links

Escorted tours links

Viator.com - Offers a multitude of multi-day trips. Partner

most meals). Partner

much more. Partner

grand kids), and outdoors adventures.

Contiki.com - Tours aimed at younger travelers.

STA Travel - Tours aimed at students and other young travelers.

Tripmasters.com - Another good generalist tour and package company.

Private tours links

Viator.com - Private guides & custom tours in Italy. Partner

Active tours links

most meals). Partner

English, others in Dutch and English).

Family tours links

Scotland, Swizterland, Turkey, and the Azores).

Local tourism info links

Veneziaunica.it - official site

Unospitedivenezia.it - events & info

Veneto.eu - Veneto official tourism site

Beniculturali.it - official site for major sights across Italy

Culturaitalia.it - Italy cultural patrimony

Vivaticket.it - tickets to about 75 sights across Italy

Useful Italian phrases

Useful Italian for rail travel

English (inglese) Italian (italiano) Pro-nun-cee-YAY-shun City / Train station names

English (inglese) Italian (italiano) Main station

second class seconda classe say-CONE-dah CLAH-say Naples Napoli Centrale

one way solo andata SO-low ahn-DAHT-tah Leghorn Livorno Centrale

Turin Torino Porta Nuova

Just the supplement Soltanto il supplemento soul-TAHN-toh eel sou-play-

Just a seat reservation Soltanto una prenotazione soal-TAHN-toh oo-nah pray-

I have a Eurailpass Ho il Eurailpass oh eel YOO-rail-pahs

sleeping couchette una cucetta oo-nah koo-CHET-tah

track binario been-AR-ree-yoh

train treno TRE-no

car (carriage) carozza ka-RO-tza

seat posto PO-sto

departures partenze par-TEN-zay

arrivals arrivi ah-REE-vee

information informazione in-for-ma-tzee-OH-nay

left luggage deposito bagagli day-PO-zee-toh ba-GAHL-yee

punch your ticket timbrare il biglietto teem-BRA-ray eel beel-YET-

delayed in retardo een ree-TAR-do

strike sciopero SHO-pair-oh

Mon-Sat Feriali fair-ee-YAHL-ee

Sun & holidays Festivi feh-STEE-vee

Daily Giornaliere joor-nahl-ee-YAIR-eh

Useful Italian for air travel