2 DAYS

DAY 1

Explore Basilica di San Marco, one of the finest examples of Byzantine architecture in Italy

Ride a gondola or water bus down Canal Grande

Admire art collection at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Explore Venice’s nightlife

DAY 2

Discover Santa Maria dei Miracoli

Overlook the Grand Canal from one of Venice’s most important landmarks, Ponte di Rialto

Witness the city’s famous lagoon from St Mark’s Campanile which is one of the Venice’s most recognizable symbols

Head to Ponte dei Sospiri

Take a behind-the-scenes look at how Venice used to be run at Doge’s Palace, which once served as the residence of the doges

Take a walk at St. Mark’s Square

Visit Scala Contarini del Bovolo

3 DAYS

DAY 1

Overlook the Grand Canal from one of Venice’s most important landmarks, Ponte di Rialto

Explore Venice’s nightlife: See nightlife

DAY 2

Explore Scrovegni Chapel, Padua

See Donatello’s famous equestrian statue of Erasmo da Narni, considered one of the greatest examples of Italian Renaissance sculpture

Witness the city’s famous lagoon, St Mark’s Campanile which is one of the Venice’s most recognizable symbols

Visit Ponte dei Sospiri

Walk around St. Mark’s Square

Explore Scala Contarini del Bovolo

Explore Venice’s nightlife: See nightlife

DAY 3

Admire pre-19th-century Venetian paintings–including Leonardo da Vinci’s “Drawing of Vitruvian Man”–at Gallerie dell’Accademia

Set off on a boat tour to discover some of the islands of Laguna Veneta

Spend time at San Giorgio Maggiore church