Last year I took the last of my money and flew to Venice. I met up with an old friend and together we spent the next 6 weeks visiting each city in Italy. I was suffering from depression and anxiety at this point in my life and had been for at least 4 years. The journey cleansed a lot of my mind and I finally got to see the city that, to me, is one of the most beautiful things humans have contributed to this planet. Photography and video simply can not convey how much of a masterpiece the entier city is.

 I won a competition with the prize being a luxury weekend to Venice!

My husband and I traveled with another couple to Italy a few years ago and spent three days of the trip in Venice.   It was a gorgeous city in June!!  We all had picked one thing that we each wanted to do while we were in Italy and three of the four items occurred in these three days.   Our friend wanted to go to the Casino de Venizia which is supposedly the oldest casino in Europe (that's what he told us) and has been featured in a lot of different movies so we all dressed up in fancy dresses and suits and had dinner there and then gambled a bit.  All of the staff were in tuxedos or long gowns - very elegant!  

My husband's pick was a restaurant on the neighboring island of Burano.   He had seen it profiled on Anthony Bourdain at some point, and being the foodie that he is, that was his choice.   The restaraunt was Del Romano and they make the best risotto that I've ever had, as well as all of the fresh seafood.   The island itself used to be a place where "starving artists' were trying to make their work known, and the restaurant walls are covered in all types of art that was traded for meals (and some of these artists' work are only found in museums or private collections now!)

My pick was a cemetary, an odd choice perhaps, but they are one of my favorite places to visit.   There was another island close to Venice that was a dedicated cemetery - San Michele.   The history there was unbelievable and the monuments were all well tended and cared for.

The remainder of the time in Venice was spent scouting out the various side streets and canals - a bit of shopping, eating, and drinking amazing wine.  

 

 

i was 10...that's explain that embarassing hat

 

 It was so wonderful, we went on a Gondola and I loved it so much. I sat right at the front. We then went for a walk and I got a slush which was actually rather disgusting. We sat down in St Marks Square and ordered some drinks and just watched everyone passing by, people were getting wedding pictures taken there and it was so busy, we went for a walk and ended up getting lost and went down all these cute little walkways but it was still overall just extremely wonderful.

 2011- but want to go back with new friends to make BETTER memories

• Grand Canal
• Piazza San Marco: San Marco Campanile, Saint Mark's Basilica​, Doge's Palace
• Bridge of Sighs
• Santa Maria della Salute

 

Really interesting place to explore.  I went in the winter, which after talking to others who went in the summer I'm quite glad.  Apparently it can be just filled with people during the summer months and difficult to get around.  In the winter, especially if you get up early you can see the sights without seeing anyone else.

 

Venice is beautiful in August. I was fortunate to be there at night and see a comedy in the park - well worth the evening drive.

 

This is one of my top 5 favorite cities in the world. So beautiful. 

 

 I visited Venice in February 2013 as part of a trip around Italy (to Naples, Rome and Venice) and it was such a lovely place to be. The food, the people, the food. It was one of the best experiences of my life. It was pretty cold because it was the middle of winter and there were pigeons everywhere, but I still had a brilliant time.

had a blast ! It is such a beautiful city !

 

 Since I was little I would always say I want to go to Venice. For some reason the city always attracted me. It was surreal when I got there and being surrounded with water was an incredible experience.

I buy the ticket for me and my mom for her birthday. We visited Milan, Venice, Verona and Bologna.  

Such an amazing city

 

I have visited Venice twice. 2011 with Mark tops any visit. Loved falling asleep on the Beach at the Lido and exploring the streets

3rd year of high school, 6 days trip with my generation, April-May 2011 

I went to Venice with school and it's a beautiful city. We went to a few churches and musea. We spend 5 days there and to be honest, that's more then enough. It isn't a very big city, so after a few days we had seen everything, but what we've seen was beautiful and interesting. I'm very happy I went.

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"To live in Venice or even to visit it means that you fall in love with the city itself. There is nothing left over in your heart for anyone else." ~ Peggy Guggenheim