A Weekend In Venice
How To Spend A Weekend In Venice
Venice is a beautiful city which is complete unique to other wonderful city destinations in Italy. Easily reachable from all London airports and many other destinations throughout Europe and the rest of the world, Venice is the perfect weekend city break destination.
Venice offers delicious food and beautiful surroundings for you to enjoy. In a city with so much going on, get the best out of Venice by doing a few of our favourite things to do there.
Have lunch at the Belmond Cipriani and try the fresh carpaccio soup
Venice is a beautiful city to just sit down, relax and watch the action roll past you. The Belmond Cipriani Hotel has a stunning location on Giudecca Island which is a five-minute ride from St Mark’s Square. The Carpaccio soup is a delicious lunch option to be enjoyed with a glass of wine. The thinly sliced prime beef is seasoned with Ciprani’s unique original sauce – the perfect dish to enjoy on a sunny Venetian lunchtime.
Drinks on the top floor terrace at Danieli and enjoy the full view of the harbour at Marco
Enjoy Venice from above and soak up the view from the top floor terrace of the Danieli. It is the perfect place to share a bottle of wine or sip on a cocktail high up from the bustle of the streets and canals below. The Danieli offers a chance to escape the busy scene of Venice but allows you to soak it up from above.
Visit Murano to discover glass blowing and meet the families behind it
Venice is famed for the its trades and merchants that create and sell in the city and the glass blowing trade is one of the largest. Book in for a lesson with glass master Afro Celotto to learn how to blow glass yourself and learn about the history of the glass blowing trade and the families behind it. It is the perfect way to collect a unique souvenir of your time in Venice.
Explore Venice by water by taking a private boat out onto the canals
Exploring Venice by water is the best way to see the sights and soak up the atmosphere of the city. Hiring a private boat to take out onto the canals gives you privacy, intimacy and a chance to soak up the city together whilst exploring the waterways. Take a picnic lunch and some drinks on board to have a lunchtime snack like no other.
Discover local places to eat that don’t break the bank
Venice is beautiful but expensive. Thankfully the locals know where to point you in the right direction and smaller and more intimate eateries often provide a family feel with delicious home-cooked food. Cantina Do Spade is one of the oldest eateries in Venice which serves the perfect meal in the form of amazing meatballs and a glass of the house red. Enoteca Al Volto offers a similar intimate feel where the squid ink pasta is delicious.
Take a trip on a gondola
Gondolas are iconic to Venice to embark on a gondola tour and hear about Venice from the people who know it best – the gondoliers!
Sit on the terrace Lineadombra whilst fresh fish baked in salt
Venice’s seafood offerings are second to none thanks to the water and trade routes location. Enjoy the best of the best at Lineadombra whilst sitting on their terrace, soaking up the Italian sun whilst eating delicious baked fish in salt.
Explore the beautiful shops and streets of Venice
Despite Venice being built around the water, exploring Venice on foot will bring you face to face with the beautiful streets and unique shops littered around the city. Stumble in and out of traditional Venetian shops, beautiful clothing stores and unique homeware stores whilst taking in the streets with a gelato in hand.
Stay a stone’s throw away from the Rialto Bridge and St Marco’s Square
Location is everything in Venice so basing yourself in one of the beautiful hotels surrounding the St Marco’s Square and Rialto Bridge area will set you up for a wonderful trip. You are in walking and boating distance to most things and can escape the bustle of the city on an evening by relaxing in your centrally located room with beautiful views.