Venice — Italy

Venice is an overwhelmingly crowded area. The city is an open-air museum and by just getting lost you will end up in really nice areas.
However, by just walking around you will notice that you often naturally end up in the same big streets and might pass just next to some nice places.
I have the chance to regularly visit the city. Every time I go I discover new places, visit new expos. This page is a good way to save some of those addresses and make them easily browsable.
This page contains addresses I visited and liked or just passed by and told myself 'this looks nice'. It also includes museums or foundations I visited and Biennale 2026 addresses.

There is a tourist tax that now applies when you visit the city. It's really likely that you will be checked if you get to Venice from the railway station area. Check the period when the entrance fee applies and make sure to pay it in advance. It gets more expensive the closer you book it.

If you sit at a bar, watch out for the 'tourist' price. If you don't see the price mentioned clearly on a menu you will pay a big markup on the price.

In Italian restaurants you pay for the 'coperto' (plates, cutlery, etc. ...). It's usually pretty low but it's a known tourist scam to bump the coperto. Make sure to check it before sitting somewhere to avoid a surprise.

Bacari are the typical small bars in Venice. Here you can find finger food (cicchetti), small glasses of wine (ombra). You can also most of the time find sandwiches to go that you can keep in your backpack for later.

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