In the northern part of the lagoon you can relax on Cavaglino Beach. This beautiful place surrounded by lush vegetation. The sand on the beach is white and soft, with comfortable conditions. There are campsites, hotels, restaurants, and nightclubs nearby. This area is suitable for families with children. The average cost of a night's stay at the hotel will be 4,500 rubles.
In the south of the Venetian Lagoon, on the peninsula there is another beach - Sottomarina. Sand taken from the seabed is regularly added to both beaches. Many beaches belong to hotels, but there are also municipal ones. Sunbed and umbrella are paid: from 8 to 20 euros per set, depending on the season. You can also sit on the beach for free, using your own towel, as the locals do here. The entrance to the sea is gentle, you need to walk 50 meters to the depth. This is probably convenient for families with children, and there are also amusement parks nearby for them. The beach is interesting with its spit extending into the sea and its lighthouse. A three-day stay in a studio near the sea will cost about 6,000 rubles. There are hotels here for every taste and budget, you can rent an apartment, it’s easy to find, there are advertisements everywhere.
There are many cafes and restaurants on the beach where you can have an inexpensive meal. Lunch for two will cost approximately 2,000 rubles. Dinner will cost more - around 3,000 rubles. You can also provide yourself with a snack: inexpensive fresh fruit in a box - Macedonia dessert, famous Italian gelato - ice cream. Nearby is old town Chiagia with interesting ancient quarters.
Beaches of Lido Island
Lido Island has beautiful beaches, 13 kilometers long and 1 kilometer wide. Local resort It is considered the most fashionable among Italians; the famous Venice Film Festival takes place here. From Venice you can get to the island by vaporetto; on the other side of the island there is a beach. Behind the Church of St. Nicholas there is a clean, well-maintained municipal beach. A sunbed and umbrella will cost 14 euros. On the beach you can have a snack in numerous cafes and bars.
You can get around the island by bus or rent a bicycle. The main attraction of the island is the Church of St. Nicholas, which houses part of the relics of the saint. There is also an old Jewish cemetery on the island. On the Lido you can stroll along the green, beautiful streets and admire the ancient Italian courtyards. The central alley of Santa Maria Elisabetta leads from the vaporetto station to the beach. There are many shops, cafes, and boutiques here.
Resort Lido di Jesolo
In the northeast of the Venetian lagoon is the resort of Lido di Jesolo (Jesolo). The beaches here are wide, comfortable, and equipped with everything you need. Swimming season lasts from May to September. On the beach you can play volleyball and water sports. Fans of sophisticated entertainment will appreciate the fact that the resort has a golf club and a riding school. You can rent a bicycle. Some hotels provide this service free of charge.
Various competitions and relay races are held on the beach. You can visit a water park, an aquarium, a trampoline park, an amusement park and a go-kart track with your children. The resort offers its services at numerous spas, where you can get massages, body wraps, yoga sessions and other treatments. At the resort you can visit numerous cafes, restaurants and night bars in the evening. Lido di Jesolo during the day is a calm, quiet Italian town with narrow, very pretty streets, villas, and courtyards.
Sights and entertainment in Venice
Tired of a beach holiday, a tourist may want to visit iconic cultural places. Of course, the best thing to do is go to Venice itself.
The heart of the city is St. Mark's Square. On it stands the majestic Gothic Doge's Palace, striking in its size, the beautiful San Marco Cathedral both outside and inside, the campanile (bell tower), from which you can view the panorama of the city, two columns with amazing sculptures, clock tower... the square is divided into several parts, and you can walk around it for hours, just looking at the buildings, and even if you visit them!
- Carnival masks;
- Murano glass: dishes, decorations;
- Venetian lace;
- wool products;
- natural homemade cosmetics;
- dolls on strings;
- works by local artists - who knows, maybe this will be a future masterpiece;
- coffee, olive oil, pasta;
- Bellini champagne.
Kitchen in Venice
Venice is replete with various cafes and restaurants, and the best ones are not necessarily located in the very center - the owners there are tired of tourists and it’s not a fact that they pay decent attention to their dishes.
Wealthy tourists can visit real Michelin-starred restaurants. And for those who are budget-conscious, choose a diner where you can dine at the counter and save on a table, because sometimes they charge a separate fee for a table.
An interesting place is located on main square. This is the Florian cafe, where drinking coffee will cost about 700 rubles, but such historical figures as Lord Byron, Casanova, Brodsky drank coffee in this establishment... It’s worth the expense to sit and enjoy the atmosphere!
What dishes are popular in Venice? These are seafood appetizers - cicchetti. Oysters, cuttlefish, octopus... For meat lovers, it is worth trying a liver dish or the famous Italian ravioli (by the way, they come not only with meat, but with vegetables, cheese and even chocolate). Naturally, Italian ice cream is a must—no other country makes it like this. And of course, you should wash down your dinner with wine, because Italy is a country with a wonderful wine-making tradition.
So, Venice: it has a lot to offer both culture lovers and those who want to combine it with a soft, relaxed holiday. Beaches, parties, cuisine, beauty - all this awaits those who travel to Venice in 2020.
To the two airports of Venice itself, Marco Polo and Treviso, you can sometimes find cheap, although not very convenient, flights from Russia, for example, through Kyiv by Fly airline One from 5000 rub. one way or via Chisinau with Moldavian Airlines 10,000 rubles. There and back again. An hour's drive away (from 8 euros by train) is Verona airport, where there are more options from budget airlines (direct flights from S7 - 8,000 rubles in both directions). And two and a half hours by train (from 20 euros) are Milan airports, where there is an even greater choice of cheap flights, for example, flights of the low-cost airline Pobeda.
Where to live
Absolutely all hotels and b&b in Venice are too expensive to be considered a reasonable option.
Ways to save on Airbnb:
- go from mid-October to February (this, by the way, Brodsky did every year, although for other reasons - he considered Venice much more beautiful in winter, and not without reason)
- settle on the coast in Mestre, from where there are trains (10 minutes journey) and buses to Venice, including night buses (10–20 minutes journey)
- go for a month and bargain with the apartment owners - this is how the author managed to live for a month in September-October for 800 euros/room in a beautiful apartment in Cannaregio with a common living room overlooking one of the canals
Either way, your tools are Airbnb.com and patience.
Connection
SIM cards can be bought at the offices of Italian mobile operators; they usually have English-speaking staff. It costs approximately 25 euros: 15 euros for a SIM card and 10 euros/month. for a tariff with the Internet. The WIND operator has an offer of 20 GB of traffic per month for 9 euros, which solves the Internet problem almost completely. Free Wi-Fi is available in many cafes and museums, and in some places you can also find free municipal Wi-Fi, but you shouldn’t count on it too much.
You can drink everywhere in Venice What to drink and eat
The most famous local wine is prosecco, a sparkling brut produced in the Treviso region near Venice, costs between 1-2 euros per bottle in the supermarket or per liter in a wine shop, where they will pour it into a disposable plastic bottle. You can drink anywhere and anytime, take it - go and drink, or better yet, sit on one of the benches on the Zaterre embankment and pretend to be Brodsky
Cicchetti- this is the Venetian contribution to the culture of street food: small sandwiches or snacks with wine from local delicacies like cod soaked in milk. Instead of dining in expensive tourist restaurants, it is better to go to one of the bars in the Rialto area and pick up cicchetti near the counter (showing the bartender the plates behind a glass display) for 1-3 euros apiece and dine on them with prosecco.
The best cicchetterias in Venice:
Cicchetti in Dai Zemei St. Mark's Square, packed to capacity with tourists, is a visual stereotype worn to tears. The most expensive cafes, where the price of a simple cappuccino reaches 12 euros, are.
But few people know that after 12 at night, when the cafes on the square close, the tables remain standing, and everyone is allowed to sit there with their own drinks and food.
A night picnic on an empty San Marco - it’s as if the mosaics on the façade of the cathedral and the portals of the Doge’s Palace are illuminated just for you.
One of the cheapest bars in Italy, oddly enough, is located in one of its most expensive cities. “Bakareto da Lele” is a legendary place among local workers and thrifty visitors: a glass of Chardonnay or Cabernet - 60 cents, sandwiches - a euro. You need to sit down like local students - on the steps of the neighboring church of San Nicolo da Tolentini - and watch as professors from the best architectural university in Italy and the future Rem Koolhaas with Zahami Hadid come out of the gateway.
In Venice, despite the gloomy prophecies, there is still local residents. There are not many of them, 55 thousand people for millions of tourists, but this means that the city still has shops and services for its own. In the back streets of Cannaregio and Castello you can find cheap pastry shops, discount Prix supermarkets, discounts in local branches of the COOP supermarket chain, unfashionable bakeries with delicious bread and pastries, cheap bars, cheese and butcher shops with local products and fruit and vegetable shops tents where everything costs less than on busy streets and canals. An 18-minute train ride (1.25 euros) from the Venice station, in Mestre, a suburb of Venice on the mainland, there is an Auchan right next to the stop, where food costs 20-30% cheaper than in the city, despite all that Italian quality and diversity - do you feel how life in Venice is becoming quite affordable?
A seagull sharing a croissant A type of fast food that has become widespread in Venice in recent years is “quick service spaghetti.” Go to the free cash register, choose the type of freshly prepared pasta, the type of sauce and toppings - and get all this splendor in a cardboard box for 5 euros.
Sitting on the embankment or on a bench at the nearest campo, you get a budget romantic dinner with a view.
A trip along the vaporetto route 1 and 2 for 1.5 euros completely replaces sightseeing tours along the Grand Canal and gondola rides (which cost crazy amounts of money and are only disappointing).
Picnic at night in St. Mark's Square with Venetian legend Gleb Smirnov Things to do
Peoplewatching: There are no cars in Venice, and despite the availability of water taxis for exorbitant prices and public sea trams for relatively reasonable prices, the most convenient way to get around is on foot. Therefore, on the Venetian streets and campos, the rich and famous mingle with ordinary people into one of the most interesting crowds on Earth.
People who in other places can only be seen in tinted limousines or at private receptions walk the streets along with ordinary people, making up a bright and extravagant assemblage: old millionaires in Chanel and Tiffany coexist with longshoremen, movie stars from all over the world share the pavement with loud people Chinese tourists, and rich Silicon Valley startupers with gray-haired art critics from Siberia.
This circumstance provides great opportunities for peoplewatching lovers and even greater opportunities for peoplewatching lovers with a camera and an Instagram account.
Venice is not so much a city-museum as city of museums. Almost every palazzo and church hosts one or another exhibition, cultural event, concert and conference from time to time. This means that you can not only walk the streets and look at the facades, but also get inside a huge number of houses, palaces and churches, and often for free.
From May to November, the Biennale is held in Venice: an exhibition of architecture in even years, and contemporary art in odd years. At this time, numerous venues outside the main exhibition areas in the Arsenale and Biennale Gardens host exhibitions accompanying the main project, and entry there is often free for everyone, which makes it possible not so much to see art, but simply to visit the inside of many Venetian palazzos.
Queue for prayer in the Basilica of San Marco (entrance on the left side of the building) If you have a press card (a laminated card with your photo on which press is written in English, someone’s signature and a round seal with Russian letters that are not understandable outside your homeland), then you will save a lot of money on your visit museums, which are quite expensive here.
Half of the places have free entry for journalists, in particular you can save 20 euros for two when visiting the Ca' d'Oro palace with its impressive Gothic ground-floor courtyard, balconies overlooking the Grand Canal and Andrea Mantegna's absolutely stunning Saint Sebastian. But they don’t allow you to see Carpaccio at the Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavon with a press card - you’ll have to pay 5 euros per nose (but it’s worth it).
There is no need to stand in a long line at the Campanile of San Marco - this is such a high tower on the square of the same name - and pay a lot of money for the opportunity to look at the city from above. The recently opened Fondaco dei Tedesci shopping center (formerly a 15th-century German merchant community, renovated in 2016 by a team led by Rem Koolhaas) has excellent free Observation deck with the best view of the Grand Canal in Venice and no queues.
View from the roof of Fondaco dei Tedeschi It is logical to start immersing yourself in the Venetian theme not from exploring the beauties of the city itself, but from the island of Torcello, as the art historian Ruskin did in the 19th century: there is the oldest temple in the lagoon (ancient than the Basilica of San Marco), the most impressive Byzantine mosaics and the overall feeling the beginning of all this subsequent Venetian splendor. Then you can go to San Marco and other churches in the city to see how it developed and changed.
If you want to look at the mosaics of St. Mark's Basilica not in 15 minutes in a crowd of groups Chinese tourists, but comfortably, sitting and listening to organ music, you can go to Sunday mass (schedule on the website of the Basilica of San Marco), saying “per preghiera” to the guard, supposedly, to pray, and in the company of the same life hackers enjoy the Byzantine mosaics on the vaults of the church . This pleasure is, of course, free.
Venice is not a club city, but club life you need to go to Mestre or neighboring Padua. You can spend time in Venice among cheerful, drunken youth at Campo Santa Margherita, where local university students and visiting youth drink from evening until night.
The fun spills out from the crowded bars onto the square, nearby embankments and bridges, and the entire city space becomes one big student party.
There you can also have a snack after midnight (which is rare in the city) at the Al Volo pizzeria - an institution of local partygoers.
An alternative route for those who like to drink correctly and in a local way: the Fondamenta Misericordia embankment in the north of the city, in Cannaregio, where along the unexpectedly straight and long embankment there are a dozen good bars for Venetians and visitors who know the city and the right places.
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Venice is one of the most beautiful cities Europe.
Ekaterina Kachalina
I was in Venice
Instead of roads there are canals, and instead of cars there are boats and boats. With its graceful palazzos and winding streets, Venice is like a stage set. Each building in the city has its own history - the entire center is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Staying in Venice is expensive: prices for a three-star hotel start at RUB 8,000 per night. Therefore, many tourists come here for one day from other Italian cities to quickly explore all the iconic places.
You can explore the historical center of Venice in half a day. I have put together a short 6 km route that starts at Santa Lucia Central Station, where all trains arrive, and ends at the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute. Along the way we will see the main attractions: churches, squares, bridges, palaces and museums.
How to get from the airport to the center of Venice. There are two airports near Venice: Treviso and Marco Polo. From them you can get to the center by ATVO buses in 40-60 minutes. Travel from Treviso costs 12 € (888 RUR), from Marco Polo - 8 € (592 RUR). Tickets are sold at airport ticket offices, but it is better to buy them in advance on the bus company’s website.
To save money, you can get from Treviso by city bus and train in an hour and a half. Bus number 6 runs from the airport to railway station Treviso Central. A ticket at the airport ticket office costs 1.3 € (98 RUR), from the driver - 2.5 € (185 RUR). At the station you need to take the train to Santa Lucia Station. The ticket will cost 4 € (296 RUR), it can be bought at the station or on the website.
To Santa Lucia Station Most trains arrive from other Italian cities. The first thing tourists see when they leave the station building is the Grand Canal. This is the most famous canal in Venice and essentially the main “street”. It crosses the entire center. Locals travel along the canal on water buses and motor boats, and tourists ride gondolas. This is a picturesque and cinematic place: along the Grand Canal there are elegant palaces and ancient buildings from the 13th to 18th centuries.
Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari- an active Gothic church built in the 14th-15th centuries. Inside is the painting “Madonna of Pesaro” by Titian, and the artist is buried here. Like most Venetian churches, there are organ concerts. Entrance costs 3 € (222 R), students and visitors under 30 years old tickets are sold for 1.5 € (111 R). There is a calendar of events on the church website.
At the Rialto market they sell all sorts of things: fruits, vegetables, cheeses, flowers and souvenirs. The most colorful place is the fish pavilion with impressive mountains of freshly caught octopus, squid and shrimp.
Next to the market is the oldest church in the city - San Giacomo di Rialto. There is an inscription on its façade that calls on merchants to be honest. According to legend, the foundation was laid back in 421, which makes the temple the same age as Venice. The entrance is free.
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Rialto Bridge- the most famous bridge in Venice, which was built in the 16th century on the site of the first crossing of the Grand Canal. It is built at the narrowest point of the canal and resembles a terrace in a summer palace. Crossing the bridge can be difficult: hundreds of tourists are trying to get on it at the same time.
Fondaco dei Tedeschi- a former palace that was converted into shopping mall. In addition to boutiques, there is a panoramic terrace on the fifth floor, which is free to enter. In my opinion, it opens from there best view to Venice: you can see almost all the sights discussed in the article.
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there is an entrance to the panoramic terrace. From there you have a beautiful view of Venice
In summer and spring, it is better to book a visit in advance on the shopping center website: there are too many people who want to explore the city from above. The maximum visiting time is 15 minutes.
Ca d'Oro, or the Golden House,- another palace that is called the most beautiful in the city. Its facade is asymmetrical: on the right is a monolith, on the left are openwork balconies. Initially, the building was covered with gold leaf and painted with expensive paints.
The house houses the Franchetti Gallery with a private collection, which includes paintings and sculptures by Giorgione, Bernini, Van Dyck and other masters. A full ticket costs €8.5 (629 RUR) and can be purchased on the gallery website. The categories of visitors who are admitted for free are also indicated there. For example, these are students who study art.
Piazza and Cathedral of San Marco. In Piazza San Marco there are: the Doge's Palace, the Cathedral of San Marco, the tallest bell tower in the city, the lodge and the procurator's chambers. The scope of the area and the scale of the buildings almost knocked me off my feet.
The Basilica of San Marco is the main basilica of Venice and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was originally built as a Greek basilica, and then Gothic turrets, Italian sculptures and Byzantine domes were added. The result is a cathedral that is unlike any other temple.
I recommend going inside to admire the golden altar, inlaid with thousands of precious stones, and art objects brought here from Constantinople. The relics of the Apostle Mark, the patron saint of the city, are also buried in the cathedral. Entry is free but limited to 10 minutes. Photography is prohibited inside.
Doge's Palace, also known as Palazzo Ducale- the building from which the history of Venice began. The Doges were representatives of the Venetian islands, united in the 7th century into a single state. Meetings and receptions took place in the palace. Later in different years The building housed the Senate, the Supreme Court, various ministries and the secret police. Unfortunately, the first palace was destroyed by fire, but in the 15th century a new palace on another project.
If time or money is limited, of all the attractions, I recommend visiting the palace. Each of its halls is richly decorated: there are paintings from the Renaissance, knight's armor, an openwork two-tier balustrade, and the legendary Golden Staircase. In the dungeons, Giacomo Casanova himself awaited the verdict. The ticket costs 20 € (1480 RUR), I advise you to buy it in advance on the palace website.
Academy Museum- the richest museum to match Venice. The gallery is located in the building of the former convent 15th century. It houses the most complete collection of works by Venetian artists: Titian, Bellini, Carpaccio, Tintoretto and many others.
Entrance costs 12 € (888 R), up to 25 years old - 2 € (148 R). Visitors under 18 years of age, journalists and art-related university students are admitted free of charge. There are many dates on the museum's website when admission is free for everyone.
Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute built of snow-white marble and is especially impressive after sunset when floodlights illuminate it. Entrance to the church is free; visiting a small museum with paintings by Titian costs 4 € (296 RUR). It is open daily from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 15:00 to 17:30.
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stands the entrance to the museum with paintings by Titian in the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute
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Food. I advise you to choose places as far as possible from St. Mark's Square and other attractions so as not to go broke on one dinner. If you come in for coffee or a glass of wine, sit not at a table, but at the bar counter. Otherwise, they will charge an additional service fee.
For lunch on the route, the Osteria Da Alberto tavern near Ca d'Oro is a good choice. The menu features cuisine from the Veneto region: from cuttlefish to Venetian cookies. Prices for main dishes range from 15-30 € (1100 -2200 RUR). It's inexpensive for Venice. If you want to save even more, try takeaway pasta at Dal Moro’s fresh pasta to go: on average it costs 7 € (518 RUR).
Snacking in Venice is customary with cicchetti - tiny sandwiches with shrimp, prosciutto or cheese. A set of two cicchetti costs 3-9 € (220 -660 R). Cicchetti is sold for 1 € (74 RUR) at the Arcicchetti Bakaro bar. I wasn't there, but many people praise it.
One of the most famous places in the city there is a restaurant "Florian". Brodsky, Hemingway, Byron, Goethe visited there. Prices are high: a cup of branded hot chocolate with Casanova mint syrup - 7 € (518 R), dessert - 15-18 € (1100 -1320 R), espresso - 3 € (222 R). If you come while the orchestra is playing, a couple more euros may be added to your bill.
Gondolas, vaporetto and traghetto. A half-hour gondola ride will cost at least 70 € (5180 RUR) for 6 people. Almost all available gondoliers take passengers - from any piers, bridges, hotels. It is better to look for travel companions in crowded places, for example in St. Mark's Square or near the Rialto Bridge. Usually gondoliers take tourists along narrow picturesque canals, but if you wish, you can agree on a different route.
Buses, cars and motorcycles are prohibited on the island. From public transport there is only a vaporetto - a water bus with a glass interior and several seats on the open deck. You can take a ride on it to save on the gondola and see the Grand Canal from the water. In total, there are more than 25 river tram routes in Venice, there is even a night one.
A single vaporetto ticket costs 5-8 € (360 -576 RUR) depending on the route, a day pass costs 20 € (1440 RUR). I advise you to buy a pass only if you are going to the neighboring islands: you can easily get around the center on foot. You can buy a ticket at ticket offices and machines at the piers, at newspaper and tobacco kiosks or on board the vaporetto.
There is also a traghetto in Venice - these are something like large gondolas that transport people across the Grand Canal in places where there are no bridges. The fare costs 2 € (144 RUR) - this is the most cheap way ride along a canal in Venice. True, the trip only lasts a couple of minutes. Check traghetto stops and schedule
In this article we will talk to you in as much detail as possible about a beach holiday in Venice. The main beach attractions of the Venetian lagoon are the island of Lido Di Venezia, Sottomarina and Cavallino. Let's start the review with the Venetian Lido. Then we’ll find out what interesting things there are in Sottomarina. Let's finish with the features of Cavallino. This information will give you some great food for thought on how to spend a day of beach relaxation at one of these places!
Lido di Venezia is a narrow island. It stretches for 12 km between the Adriatic Sea and the Venetian Lagoon. Connected to Venice by vaporetto running between the island and Venice. Settlements on the island there is the village of Lido and the cities: Malamocco and Alberoni.
View from above of Venice's Lido
How to get to Lido di Venezia
From Piazzale Roma, railway station Santa Lucia or Piazza San Marco, take the ACTV vaporetto line 5.1 to Venezia Lido.
Stop Santa Maria Elisabetta. Or line 6. Both vaporettos pass through the Giudecca Canal.
If you're not in a hurry, you can take vaporetto line 1. It runs along the Grand Canal and arrives at the Lido in an hour. You can also take line 2. It does not make multiple stops and arrives at your destination a little faster.
To return, take the ACTV 5.2 vaporetto line. From Lido it goes to Piazza San Marco, Santa Lucia railway station, and Piazzale Roma.
Ticket costs 7.50 euros.
Prices start from €20 per car with passenger.
Lido beach near Venice
The sea of the Venetian Lido has a seabed that goes into the depths gently and gradually. Thus, even the smallest children can swim here safely. This is also facilitated by the island’s two dams: S. Nicolo and Del Alberoni. Let us conclude that Lido di Venezia is a great choice for families with young children to spend a day at the beach.
Paid beaches of Lido Di Venezia
The beaches on the Venetian Lido are very diverse. There are both paid and free (free) beaches. They are located in Alberoni and San Nicolo. They end with the Murazzi rocks, typical of the Lido. They are also free.
On paid beaches huts and large cabins are available. They are equipped with an awning and a veranda. They can be rented for the whole season, or for the period of your beach holiday near Venice. You can also simply rent a classic beach umbrella and sun loungers.
Prices on paid beaches are still quite expensive. Therefore, it is advisable, given the abundance of free beaches, to be located on them.
The beaches of Alberoni and San Nicolo are part of the free beaches of the Lido in Venice. They are ideal for those seeking peace and privacy. These beaches are much less crowded than others. They are also known for the presence of sand dunes.
Bluemoon Beach, which is free, on the contrary, is filled to capacity with tourists. This is due to the fact that it is equipped with showers and toilets. Also because it is close to the vaporetto stop.
Blue Moon Beach in Lido
Beaches around Venice
In addition to spending a day on the beach at Lido Venice, you can travel to two other nearby seaside resorts. We are talking about Sottomarina, the Chioggia Valley, and the area of Cavallino. You can also have a very nice beach day here.
We can say that the main beaches near Venice are characterized by a variety of services and a huge number of recreational activities. They are held mainly in the summer. In fact, it combines the beauty of the sea with entertainment activities. It is therefore no coincidence that the Veneto region received the prestigious blue flag for these two beaches.
Sottomarina
Sottomarina is a tourist seaside resort that is part of the municipality of Chioggia in the province of Venice. It is characterized by fine sand, the breadth of its beaches, and also boasts a promenade - a pedestrian road along the sea. This promenade extends over a distance of more than 2 km. It is very pleasant to take long walks along it.
There are also many entertainment venues here. Many of them are located under open air. Here you will immediately feel the typical festive atmosphere of seaside resorts.
View from above of the beaches of Sottomarina
Recently, the city of Sottomarina has significantly expanded the range of its tourist services. He created bicycle paths and pedestrian zones. The amount of green space here has also been significantly increased.
How to get to the city of Sottomarina
In summer, from June 1 to September 30, there is a direct vaporetto line. More precisely, this is line 19 (in collaboration with Raffaello Navigazione). This vaporetto will take you from San Marco to Chioggia in an hour and a half, following a memorable route. To the Union Island Bridge.
The return ticket price for adults is 14 euros. Children under 3 years old travel free of charge. There are special ticket prices for families or groups of tourists.
During the rest of the year, it is possible to travel to Chioggia using a combined bus and vaporetto route.
- The vaporetto leaves Piazzetta Vigo in Chioggia. Reaches Pellestrina.
- From there you need to take a bus that crosses the entire island. The bus then picks up a ferry that crosses the mouth of the Malamocco port. After arriving at Lido Island, stop at Santa Maria Elisabetta.
- From there, one of the vaporettos will take you to Venice in just 15 minutes.
There are many flights throughout the day. Tickets can be purchased online, or at the box office in Chioggia (Piazzetta Vigo) and Sottomarina (Viale Paova 22).
Sottomarina Beach
Sottomarina beach is about ten meters wide and up to 300 meters long. It is characterized by fine sand and the presence of minerals. More precisely mica elements.
Paid beach of Sottomarina
There are numerous establishments here. They are cheaper and more affordable than those located along Lido Beach. Here you can affordable prices, spend the whole day on the beach, rent umbrellas and sun loungers there. At the end of the day you can take a hot shower.
Sottomarina's wide and welcoming Promenade makes it an ideal place for long walks and children's games.
Free beach:
The free Sottomarina beach is located in the San Felice area. This corresponds to the location of the last dam of the city, which is part of the beach that faces Pellestrina.
Free beach in Sottomarina
For holidays with animals:
There is also a dog-friendly beach on Via San Felice Zona Diga. It's called "In Diga for dogs". It offers services designed specifically for four-legged friends.
Cavallino - Treporti
The Litorale del Cavallino is a peninsula that separates the Venetian lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. It has many seaside resorts among its villages. The most famous among them: Cavallino, Ca' Savio, Ca' di Valle, Ca' Ballarin and Punta Sabbioni.
Littoral Del Cavallino
Cavallino is an independent municipality. Its independence was declared after the 1999 referendum. Then the population of the peninsula declared their desire to secede from Venice.
This is an ideal place for nature lovers. The sea and the lagoon here harmoniously unite and create their own unique balance. The city is also known for its large number of camping spots along the Litorale (sea shore).
How to get to Cavallino
- On a motor boat from Venice. Get off at the Fondamenta Nuove ACTV stop on the LN line. It will take you to Treporti and Punta Sabbioni in about an hour.
You can also take from the ACTV stop “La Pietà” in Riva degli Schiavoni motor boat LN lines. It also stops at Treporti and Punta Sabbioni and takes about 30 minutes.
- By train: From Venice Santa Lucia Station you can take the train to San Donà/Jesolo. Then, upon arrival in San Dona, you need to change to the ATVO bus in the direction of Jesolo, which will take you to Cavallino.
Beaches of Cavallino
Cavallino beach is characterized by the fine sand and tranquility of the place. Ideal for those seeking peace. Also recommended for families with children.
Compared to the beach resorts of Lido in Venice, Cavallino is certainly cheaper. Here you can rent a classic sun umbrella and sun lounger at a reasonable price.
This place is very popular among tourists from Northern Europe.
View of Cavallino beach
Beaches for pets:
Along the coast, some beaches have been created where you can relax with your four-legged friends. They are located in Cavallino, Ca' Savio and Ca Ballarin. However, be careful! Here you need to follow certain rules. For example, use a leash and muzzle.
Free beaches:
There are several free beaches along the Litorale del Cavallino. Here you can use your own umbrellas and sun loungers without any problems.
Access to the free beach in Cavallino
On other beaches you can sit with your towel near coastline. However, it is prohibited to use your own umbrellas and sun loungers here.
Below I offer a map of free beaches in Cavallino:
Map of free beaches of the Cavallino Peninsula
Finally
In short, if you are planning to spend some time in Venice in the summer and want to devote one or more days beach holiday, then I hope I was able to help you organize your trip.
Surely it’s a good idea to devote a few days to a beach holiday near Venice. This will help get rid of the fatigue and stress that will definitely come from walking the streets of Venice all day. Especially when you are trying to see as many sights as possible in a short time.
As you have probably noticed, there is no shortage of activities, events and services on offer anywhere in Venice and its surrounding areas. In short, you are guaranteed to enjoy your visit to the Venetian Lagoon!
Venice is one of the most unusual cities in the world, which will certainly be remembered for its unique charm and stunning architecture. You can walk endlessly along its winding ancient streets, enjoying the unforgettable atmosphere and ancient palaces. But if you want to take a little break from the noisy, touristy city, go to the surrounding area, because there is also a lot of interesting things to do here. Where to go from Venice for one day? Here are some options...
Where to go from Venice for one day
The city of St. Anthony is believed to have been founded in 1185 BC. Locals call Padua the city of three "without" - the Saint without a name (Antony of Padua is usually called simply "the saint"), the Meadow without Grass (the main square of Prato della Valle, which is one of the most large areas in Europe) and the Cafe without a Door (the legendary Pedrocchi Cafe, whose doors used to be open 24 hours a day). The city is famous for its historical and cultural heritage.
Shrouded in many secrets, the city of love and romance fascinates with its magical atmosphere and unique architecture. The best way to get acquainted is to go for a walk around the Old Town, looking at the many ancient buildings. Known as “little Rome,” the city is sure to impress with its artistic and cultural heritage.
Near the southern foot of the Alps is Lake Garda, which appeared here at the end of the last ice age. Small towns, architectural complexes and gardens are comfortably located along its coast. Sirmione, Scaliger Castle, Monte Baldo, Limone sul Garda, Riva del Garda... It will take more than one day to visit them all! But if you want to leave the noisy, tourist-crowded city, feel free to choose any place on the coast of the city itself. big lake Italy, you can't go wrong!
Center small town, surrounded by picturesque fields, is located inside powerful walls on top of a hill. Every two years, a medieval festival takes place here, during which locals dress in chess costumes. Thanks to him, Marostica is also known as the “city of chess”, because even in the main square of the city you can see a giant chessboard!. The main attractions of the city are two ancient castles: one is located on the main square, and the second is on the top of the hill.
This provincial town still retains the luxury of the Renaissance. The city has a lot of architectural monuments and works of art, but the main attraction of Ferrara is the Castle of St. Michael (Castello Estense). In the Middle Ages it was the luxurious residence of the Dukes of Este, so the interiors are very impressive!
The city, also known as "Little Venice", has been known since Roman times and is located in the southern part of the Venetian Lagoon. In 1987 the city was included in the List World Heritage UNESCO thanks to its exceptional features: historical Center from a bird's eye view it looks like a fish skeleton.
The dominant feature of the city is a mountain range Dolomites, among which the Antelio and Civetta mountains, the three peaks of Lavaredo and the Marmolada massif stand out. In Belluno you can see the most beautiful medieval palaces and luxurious Cathedral. And the main bell tower, which has towered over the old square for centuries, is the tallest structure of its type in the entire region.
Ancient palaces and squares, a castle on a hill, a cathedral, the construction of which began in 1257, the sea and the unique Venetian charm - this is what will delight this quiet and majestic city discerning tourist. And on the outskirts of the city there is the famous Palmanova outlet center, which will certainly appeal to all shopping lovers.
This seaside resort is famous for its beaches. Well, if you are not a fan of such a holiday, go to the Old Town, most of the historical and cultural values of which are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. In addition, the city is famous throughout the world for its luxurious mosaics.
Trieste and Miramare Castle
The pompous city, which the Austrians turned their back on and which the Italians did not like, will delight you with monumental architecture, rarely inherent in coastal cities. In Grignano Bay there is a fairy white, which is said to have a curse hanging over it. Be sure to visit this romantic place and learn its history!
