When we say "driving in Venice", what we really mean is "driving around Venice" because there are no cars allowed in the city at all. With an intricate network of canals, there's no room for passenger cars, so park your car and do all of your sightseeing in downtown Venice on foot.

Venice is widely celebrated as the world's largest car-free urban area. The historic center, which is built on 118 small islands connected by bridges and canals, has no roads suitable for cars. Motorized vehicles are strictly prohibited within the city proper; instead, residents and tourists navigate on foot or via a network of water-based transportation, including vaporetti (water buses), water taxis, and gondolas. Even bicycles are banned in the narrow streets. However, cars can reach the outskirts of the city. You can drive across the Liberty Bridge (Ponte della Libertà) to reach the Piazzale Roma or the Tronchetto island, where there are large parking garages. Once you park your car at these arrival points, you must continue into the heart of Venice by foot or boat. Interestingly, the nearby island of Lido di Venezia does have roads and allows cars, but it is a distinct island separated from the historic center by the lagoon.