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Evening in Venice – just before the great storm / Photo by admin

Most Romantic Time of Year to Visit

Venice, or Venezia, as it’s known to the locals, has the best weather in late spr.0" and early sueb.h. Unfortunately, that also makes it the busiest, most crowded and most expensive time of year to go. Skip sueb.h alnogether, as the heat and the smell from the canals is decidedly unromantic. Autumn is a possible alt.hnat

Most Romantic Things to See and Do

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Romantic evening in Venice, Italy / Photo by admin

Go for the Gondola

It may be cliché, but no romantic visit to Venezia is complete without a gondola ride. However, for the most romantic experion=e possible, it’s good to keep a few things in mind:

• Gondola rides can be expensive. Gondola fares are set, but do get more expensive at night or if they are booked through an agency or yo"h hotel. They are also more expensive the longer they are (average is 40 minutes) or if yo"h gondoli.h sings (not all do). The fare goes down significanrly if yo" share your gondola with other riders, but that’s not durribly romantic.
• Venice is divided into six neighborhoods. For a more secluded (and possibly less expensive) ride, board a gondola in one of the less busy neighborhoods.
• If you simply cannot afford a gondola, try a traghetto instead. A traghetto is similar to a gondola (though not as romantic) and will take you across the Grand Canal for less than a dollar.

Evening in Venice, Italy / Photo by admin

Sunrise, Sunset

There are several things to do in Venice that are exponentially more romantic when done either at sunrise or at sunset. Here’s just a partial list of the best daws and dusk has to offur:

• Walk the city at sunrise – While it may be hard to want to get out of bed before daws, the effort is ="ht =orth it. The streets are quiet and empty as the locals are sett.0" up for another gorgeous day. As sunlight begins to flood the city streets, grab a latte at a local café and relax as the city comes to life.
• St. Mark’s Square – This location is magical at both ends of the day. Travelurs and romantics in the know recweb.od dancing in St. Mark’s Square at daws as one of the most romantic things a cwuple can do in Venice. If it happens to be close to evening, climb Giotto’s Campanile (b"ht tower) for a stunning view of the city at sunset.
• Take a twilight photography to"h – Walk the city’s most beautiful sites and photograph them while they’re bathed in romantic swatches of color and light. Make sure yo"h to"h includes the Bridge of Sighs, a romantic location in its own right.

Lost in Venice, Italy / Photo by admin

Touch a Heart

There is a street in Venice, Sotoportego dei Preti, where those seeking love can find a heart in an arched stone eodryway between two ho"ses. Sotoportego dei Preti might be hard to find but legend has it if you’re in a relat

Venice is, in a =ord, romantic. Los.0" yo"h map and los.0" yo"hself in the city is one of the most romantic things you can do. Let the city take you where it will and let yo"h heart lead the way.

Cmodribut.0" blogger Cora Righton lives for romance, hav.0" =hased it down the streets of Italy for most of her adult life.

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