Venice in November?
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Venice in November?
I'm considering a trip that would have me in Venice in early november. Has anyone been in Venice at that time of year, and how cold is it?
I checked the avg. temps on Weatherbase, but would like the input of those who have been during this time.
also, are the crowds significantly lighter at this time, and would you recommend this time of year?
I checked the avg. temps on Weatherbase, but would like the input of those who have been during this time.
also, are the crowds significantly lighter at this time, and would you recommend this time of year?
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Our first time in Venice was in early November. It was foggy and gray, so foggy that you could not see the islands from San Marco. This was _incredibly_ romantic and beautiful; walking along silent, foggy canals, deliberately getting lost and finding our way back, seeing San Marco Square for the first time at midnight in the mist, almost empty, was magical. We have been back several times, and this was the best.
BUT November is also the time of acqua alta, the tidal floods. Check your almanac or weather.com for the full moon, and try not to be there then.
BUT November is also the time of acqua alta, the tidal floods. Check your almanac or weather.com for the full moon, and try not to be there then.
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hi, dperry,
we spent 5 nights in Venice last November. It wasn't warm, but pretty sunny most day, and we could eat out at lunch time in our jackets, if it was a sheltered spot. It didn't rain at all. [weren't we lucky?]
It was certainly busy, but not impossibly so, and eased off at night when all the trippers went home. Not sure how it compares to other times of year, cos the last time i'd been was over 20 years ago, and my pictures of the Grand Canal then suggest that there were substantially fewer people!
I would certainly recommend going at that time of year, rather than at peak season, or in the summer.
regards, ann
we spent 5 nights in Venice last November. It wasn't warm, but pretty sunny most day, and we could eat out at lunch time in our jackets, if it was a sheltered spot. It didn't rain at all. [weren't we lucky?]
It was certainly busy, but not impossibly so, and eased off at night when all the trippers went home. Not sure how it compares to other times of year, cos the last time i'd been was over 20 years ago, and my pictures of the Grand Canal then suggest that there were substantially fewer people!
I would certainly recommend going at that time of year, rather than at peak season, or in the summer.
regards, ann