What is the main area in Venice called?

1. San Marco. As the name of this district suggests, San Marco is where the heart of Venice is located, along with its most famous landmarks. Piazza San Marco, its stunning basilica and the Doge's Palace are all situated there.



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St Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco) Not only is it the main public square in Venice, it's the location of some of the best attractions in Venice, including St Mark's Basilica, the Doge Palace, St Mark's Campanile, St Mark's Clocktower and the Bridge of Sighs.

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So, to recap – technically Mestre belongs to Venice (it's one of the six boroughs that make up the island city) but physically they are completely different places: one on the water, Venice, and one on the mainland, Mestre.

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The two main areas to avoid in Venice I suggest are:
  • Castello neighbourhood eastern side as it's quite out of reach.
  • Santa Croce neighbourhood around the Santa Lucia railway station where some tourists have been victim of theft.


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Venice is small. You can walk across it, from head to tail, in about an hour. Nearly all of your sightseeing is within a 20-minute walk of the Rialto Bridge or St. Mark's Square.

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St Mark's Square St Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco) is Venice's largest and most beautiful town square. It should be at the top of any Venice sightseeing list. It's here that the majority of the city's most important buildings are located.

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The northern Italian city of Venice is a notoriously expensive place for a vacation.

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Even Venice's dark and distant back lanes are considered very safe after nightfall. You can enjoy a slow dinner in a romantic canalside or piazza setting, or eat your way through a Venetian pub crawl. This tradition is unique to Venice — where no cars means easy crawling — and is known as a giro d'ombra.

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The standard 30-minute gondola ride in Venice costs 80 EUR during the day and 120 EUR in the evening or at night (from 7 PM to 8 AM). This is the fixed price you pay for a private gondola ride and not per person.

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11 mistakes to avoid making in Venice
  • Having a drink or eating at St Mark's Square. You'll pay highly to enjoy a spritz with this view. ...
  • Visiting only for a day. ...
  • Only visiting one island. ...
  • Paying €80 for a gondola ride. ...
  • Taking the wrong ferry. ...
  • Following the crowds. ...
  • Eating pizza. ...
  • Not pre booking tickets to popular attractions.


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Even Venice's dark and distant back lanes are considered very safe after nightfall. You can enjoy a slow dinner in a romantic canalside or piazza setting, or eat your way through a Venetian pub crawl. This tradition is unique to Venice — where no cars means easy crawling — and is known as a giro d'ombra.

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You can traverse the canals by vaporetto or water bus/ferry (relatively affordable), water taxi (pretty pricey) or gondola (very expensive). To get from the Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to central Venice, you should take an ATVO bus (the Venice Airport Bus Express) or Alilaguna water bus.

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