Venice Itinerary Help
 

Our apartment in Venice runs Sat through Sat.

Most likely we will not do too much our first day since we get in @2pm, and the day we leave we leave very early.

Starting Sunday, our first full day, I thought it would make sense to spend each day wandering a different sestieri, with one day for the Lagoon Islands.

Can anyone tell me what might be open/closed on a Sunday, or if there are other days of the week where certain things are closed so that I can plan accordingly?

Most of the guidebooks list hours of operation for things like Rialto Market, churches, etc, but not days of the week which they are open or closed.

Hi w,

The fish market at the Rialto is closed on Monday and, I think, Sunday.

The Rialto market is closed Sunday.

I'm planning on basically doing the same thing...one neighborhood a day, but we only have 5 full days, so will combine some. Topping this post to try to get the same info!

Anne

Most churches will be open daily, but often with a long closing time in the middle of the day--anywhere from noon til 4PM, though usually 12:30PM-3:30PM. On Sundays visiting churches is limited by the hours of masses.

I've always wanted to be in Venice on a Sunday because the monks sing a Gregorian Mass at San Giorgio church (the white marble church across the lagoon from Saint Mark's) at 11am (check the times, my memory could be wrong). I have heard from so many people that it is amazing to hear!!

Hi
www,aguestinvenice.com has a lot of information on calendars and days and hours of admission. YOu can also pick up a current hardcopy of that publication on arrival--it is free.

I would not try to do all three lagoon islands on one day, but that's me.
I would pair Burano and Torcello together because they are further out.
Murano is a 20 minute ride, you can easily go anytime if you want to go shopping for glass. It has a couple of nice churches but is not as picturesque as the other two.

Museums are open on Sundays, so is the Doge's Palace, the Jewish Ghetto, etc.

And if you have your heart set on specific restaurants, check out which days they are closed.

We did that 11:00 mass at San Giorgio and found it to be less than exciting. However, do ascend the campanile there for a great photo op.

we went to Burano on the Sunday..and did a museum /church in the morning..should have done Torcello but it was a rainy day..

Curious about something else.

All my guidebooks list "Summer" hours and "Winter" hours.

Can anyone tell me what they consider to be Summer - i.e., would May be Summer?