Venice

Pros: Beautiful city, friendliest of people, very unique place
Cons: The calling card incident was not the highlight of the trip

Venice was the last stop on our week long vacation in Italy, and we really didn't know what to expect. That was apparent when we discovered our driving directions didn't say how to get to our hotel in "downtown" Venice. No problem, we'd just...

Pros: a truly unique city
Cons: Expensive and lousy food, tourist traps

If you've heard of Europe, you've probably heard of Venice. Everyone seems to have their own opinion about the place, but it's hard to get sensible advice on how to plan a trip there. First of all, many people probably read these opinions to help...

Pros: architectural grandness and charm
Cons: the smell, the crowds, and the pigeons.

Venice is an amazing town and I only wish I would have been able to see it fifty years ago. Unfortunately I didn't so what I got to see was a beautiful city that was overcrowded, overpriced, and smellier than any other place that I have ever been (that...

Pros: amazing sites
Cons: Mosquitos

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Venice, oh so beautiful, oh so grand, oh so hard to get a room.

I have been to Venice twice. The first trip was in college and it was a whirlwind event of which I have not much...

Pros: Beautiful as all get-out
Cons: Tourist per square foot quota too high. Expensive

When Venice was built, the Venetians had a sneaky plan to deter enemies. They made their streets such an insane maze that only a born and bred Venetian could find the way. These days it serves to fascinate and/or frighten the droves of tourists. As the...

Pros: change from rest of italy, escape from cars
Cons: can be tourist flooded, not cheap

I visited Venice as part of a fairly typical summer art tour of Italy. There is much wonderful art to see all over Italy, but only in Venice do you have the option of seeing large quantities of excellent modern art. And, of course, the Venetian painters...

Pros: A most unique city to experience.
Cons: I'm not able to live there, yet.

Everyone should experience Venice. It is one of the world's unique treasures. Rich and varied in history, art, architecture, and lifestyle, Venice is an entity that is greater than its parts. When you decide to spend your time and money to travel to...

Pros: endlessly charming and unlike anyplace on earth
Cons: expensive; not for anyone counting on wheels

Hundreds of years ago, there used to be an annual race that ran the distance of Venice's Grand Canal, arguably one of the most fantastic streets (so to speak) in the world. Lord Byron, the English Romantic poet, was one of its more well-known...

Pros: Historical Beauty, So much to see.
Cons: Not stroller friendly

I was fortunate enough to have a wonderful month trip through Europe in the summer of 1995. During this trip we visited the beautiful city of Venice, Italy. I have had never nor will I ever again see a more amazing place if I live to be 100 years...

Pros: Beautiful architecture, peaceful back streets
Cons: You can get ripped off, only one public toilet, so you have to use the ones in the cafes.

Myself and my ex went to Venice on our honeymoon a few years ago. It was June, and the heat was in the 90's. But there were plenty of little cafes down narrow streets where you could sit outside and cool down with one of those huge and uniquely Italian...

Pros: Atmosphere is dreamy!
Cons: Pricey!

Our family of four travelled to Venice summer 1998 and plan on returning this coming summer 2000! The more you find out about Venice, the more you want to return. We actually stayed in Padova at the Sheraton and drove a rental car the 30 miles or...

Pros: Beautiful scenery, churches, water, ships
Cons: bad smell, expensive as hell

My time in Venice was brief. The train came into the city at 2:00 p.m., and because the one we were planning on taking had been canceled, the latest one left at 5:05pm. I thought for certain that it would be a disaster and a waste of money,...

Pros: Small enough to walk, interesting and unique
Cons: Too many tourists, lack of benches and parks for comfort

Venice is one of those travel places that you here so much about that you almost feel like you don't have to visit the actual city. Since we now live only 3 hours away from Venice we decided to go for the day and see it for ourselves. We were not ...

Pros: Beautiful city, easy to navigate, unique
Cons: Somewhat expensive warm, many tourists

I just returned from Venice (Aug 7- 11 2002) and I must say it was an incredible visit. We were there for three days and we did not get tired of the city or the sights. It did not smell, it was not dirty, I never felt unsafe, and there is plenty to...

Pros: Being able to say that I've been on the world famous canals.
Cons: Once you've looked at the scenery, there's not much else to do.

Drifting down the canal under the moonlight with the one you love - the gondola driver singing Italian love songs to you - peaceful, romantic tranquility. Only one problem... that only happens in the movies.

Venice offers some beautiful...