Venice

The Metropolitan City of Venice (Città Metropolitana di Venezia) is an administrative entity in the Veneto region of Italy, with around 850,000 citizens.

The Venetian Lagoon is a bay of the Adriatic Sea with several islands. While Venice is by far the most populated and visited, many of them are nearly as spectacular, and might be more genuine.

Cities

Map of Metropolitan Venice

45.43972212.3319441 Venice, a canal city which was once a mighty merchant republic and the cradle of Renaissance Italy.
45.63583313.0538892 Bibione, a beachside town.
45.60026112.8875753 Caorle , a coastal town with beachside.
45.45367312.4538454 Cavallino-Treporti , a popular beach town, close to Venice and the lagoon.
45.2189112.278545 Chioggia, a canal city famous for its cathedral.
45.58333312.6833336 Eraclea, a beach town, popular with families.
45.5331112.644757 Jesolo, a beach town with plenty of nightlife.
45.49055612.2380568 Mestre, the mainland part of Venice.
45.5501212.07099 Noale, an old town with many restaurants.
45.578612.372710 Quarto d'Altino, a town with an archaeology museum.
45.76361112.99527811 San Michele al Tagliamento

Other destinations

45.48555612.41751 Burano, a small canal island known for lacework.
45.38333312.352 Lido, a barrier island between the Venetian Lagoon and the sea.
45.487312.410073 Mazzorbo, a sparsely populated island known for vineyards and farms.
45.457512.3536114 Murano, an island just north of Venice, known for glass art.
45.45444412.4077785 Sant'Erasmo, a lagoon island east of Venice, great for birdwatching.
45.49833312.4183336 Torcello, a lagoon islands known for its palaces.

Understand

In 2015, the Metropolitan City replaced the Province of Venice.

Get in

45.5052812.351941 Marco Polo Airport (VCE^IATA) (on the mainland near Mestre (a more typical Italian city, without Venice's unique structure)). This is the closest commercial airport. (updated Aug 2019)

45.65083312.1977782 Treviso Airport (TSF^IATA) (Located 25 km (16 mi) from Venice near Treviso). Relatively smaller but becoming increasingly busy as the main destination for Ryanair, Wizzair, and Transavia budget flights.

Get around

ACTV. The public transportation company of metropolitan Venice.

ATVO. The public transportation company of metropolitan Venice.

See

Do

Eat

See also: Italian cuisine

Drink

Sleep

Accommodation in Venice itself tends to be overbooked in high season.

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