Venetian Grandeur with a Single Ticket

Of course, one has to be careful when taking photos, as some people tend to jump in front of the camera, pretending to pose when in fact they’re trying to elicit money for their so doing. You can freely snap away at your heart’s content at Piazza San Marco and along the entire row of arcades by the Doge’s Palace, as well as at the Danieli gondola station. You can also find carnival costumes in the hustle and bustle of the labyrinth of Venetian streets.

All history, architecture and art enthusiasts will find that the carnival is the ideal time to visit museums, as most people stick to the festivities in the streets, leaving museum entrances without any significant queues.

In order to make everything even easier and more affordable, buy the Venice Museum Pass online before your departure. It allows you to visit eleven museums in Venice in six months for a price of 41 euros.

Piazza San Marco alone offers quite a few museum treats:

• The Doge’s Palace (once the seat of city rulers)
• The Correr Museum of art and history (the admission fee includes temporary exhibits)
• The Archaeological Museum (with a rich collection from the Venetian past) and
• the Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana.

Another series of museums includes the Venetian Civic Museums. There are five such museums that are located in the heart of Venice.

• Ca' Rezzonico (18th century Venice museum)
• Palazzo Mocenigo
• Carlo Goldoni’s House
• Ca' Pesaro (gallery of modern art) and
• the Natural History Museum.

Two other museums are located on the world’s famous islands in the Venetian Lagoon, known as Burano and Murano:

• The Lace Museum on the island of Burano and
• the Glass Museum on the island of Murano.

If you’re planning on visiting all eleven museums, you’ll get the overall picture of Venice and Venetian life through the centuries. A picture of the city that offers a rich and diverse cultural heritage.