DESTINATION VENICE

Welcome to the Destination Venice pages on blueguides.com.

While no substitute for a good guide book, they should constitute a starting point to access Blue Guides and other information to help you plan your trip:

(See MAP »)

• Key sights: there is an enormous wealth of things to visit in Venice, here are a couple of ideas to help you plan your day.  Then, armed with a good guide book, you can always add things and change your plans as you go along . . .

• Where to stay: Blue Guides Recommended accommodation in Venice.

• Where and what to eat and drink: some background on Venetian cooking, regional wines and Blue Guides Recommended restaurants.

• What to buy, where.  Some shopping ideas taken from art/shop/eat Venice our small-format city guide.

•  The history of Venice: 20 key dates in Venice's past to understand the city, and a handful of doges.

• View updates and comments on Blue Guide Venice on the Blue Guides' discussion pages »

• Other Venice information: some useful links to key websites.

And you can download and print off our one page "Venice BG10": ten suggested sites to visit, our ten best recommended hotels and restaurants, the ten key dates.

We also have a map of Venice, so you can see where our recommended hotels and restaurants are in relation to one another and to the main sights.  Access Blue Guides' map here »