Venice
 

Must see sights in Italy?

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Personally I have no "must see sights" for Venice. Simply being in the city is amazing. Maybe you can buy a guidebook to read on the plane ride over?

Oh suze, you made me laugh!!

Must see in Venice or in all Italy?

In Venice:
Scuola di San Rocco
San Marco and the Doge's palace -- of course
Accademia
A walk on the Giudecca
the Guggenheim collection
San Giorgio Maggiore
the Salute church (Santa Maria della Salute)
the byways of Cannareggio

Hmmmm-- how many day have you?

gomiki, my pleasure ;-)

the problem about "must sees" anywhere is that your "must see" is not necessarily mine. that's why the guidebook suggestion. read about ALL the choices and see which appeal to your tastes and personality, travel style, interests, etc.

While Venice is famous for its atmosphere and it is a great city for just wandering around, that's not all that it's about.

Venezia has many world-class sights, interesting museums, and some of the world's greatest art and architecture. You could spend 4 or 5 full days in Venice proper and still not be able to visit all of the wonderful sights in addition to soaking up the special atmosphere.

Some of the better known sights:
Piazza San Marco, Basilica San Marco, Campanile, Palace of the Doges, Grand Canal on a vaporetto, Lagoon islands: (Murano, Burano, Torcello, San Michelle), Gondola yard. The Arsenal and the Naval Museum, Correr Museum, Accademia art museum, Peggy Guggenheim Gallery, numerous art shows and exhibits that are always running, The Ghetto. Another dozen or so specialty museums.

Too many churches to list with interesting and world-class art and architecture, but...Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Basilica dei Frari, Santa Maria dei Miracoli, San Sebastiano, San Pietro di Castello, Santo Giovanni E Paolo, Madonna dell'Orto. Venice's churches have some of Italy's greatest works of art--many free to view by the likes of Tintoretto, Veronese, Titian, Bellini, Vivarini, and Carpaccio.

Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Scuola San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Scuola San Nicolo, Scuola Grande Dei Carmini, Scuole Grande of San Rocco.

Campo Santa Maria Formosa, Ca’ Rezzonico museum, Querini-Stampalia palace/museum, San Giovanni Evangelista, Ponte di Rialto, Rialto market, Ca’ d’Oro, Ca' Pesaro museum, gondola tour of smaller, hidden canals. Opera and concerts at La Fenice. Walking away from the daytripping herds and discovering a quiet, secret city that most tourists have no clue exists.

And don't forget the Lido of Venice in the summer.