Best Things to Do in Venice for Couples
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From the classic Venice Jazz Club and Oro Restaurant, to lesser-known spots worth adding to your trip.
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Listen to a live jazz quartet in a low-lit club just a short walk from Venice's main sights. A romantic evening for couples who love live music.
★ 4.3 · 87 reviews
Treat yourself to Oro at Hotel Cipriani, an elegant fine-dining room on Giudecca. Enjoy a long, multi-course Italian meal in a refined interior or on the waterside terrace.
★ 4.8 · 2,391 reviews
Discover the Venetian Lagoon Tour and Galleon Dinner, an evening cruise departing near the Naval Museum. Sip a welcome Prosecco, then enjoy five courses with wine as the lagoon islands and city waterfront glide past.
★ 4.3 · 1,161 reviews
Choose your own route on the Off the Beaten Path Private Gondola Ride. Slip through quiet San Polo canals, or pick a longer ride that adds the Grand Canal, Rialto and the St. Mark's area.
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Step into Teatro La Fenice, Venice's celebrated opera house, reborn after its fire. Join a daytime audio-guided visit of the gilded auditorium, or book an evening of opera, ballet, or a concert.
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Meet your photographer outside Caffè Florian and slip into a private gondola for a Venice portrait session. Glide through the canals while being guided into natural poses, then receive an edited online gallery within 48 hours.
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Discover Ristorante Glam, an intimate two-Michelin-star table in a luxury hotel with a leafy courtyard. Spend an unhurried evening on imaginative dishes built from the finest lagoon ingredients.
Walk into San Marco, the monumental core of Venice. Cross Piazza San Marco beneath the Basilica and Campanile, then wander the lanes beyond toward the Grand Canal while the crowds thin.
Spend a slow afternoon in Dorsoduro, Venice's art-minded southern quarter. Stroll the sunny Zattere waterfront, peek into a gondola boatyard, and end the day with a drink among locals in Campo Santa Margherita.
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Walk across the Rialto Bridge, the grand stone arch that has spanned the Grand Canal since the 16th century. Browse the small shops on the bridge and watch boat traffic pass below.
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Step inside St. Mark's Basilica once the crowds have gone on the After-Hours St. Mark's Tour. Follow a guide through the illuminated mosaics and the crypt, with the option to add Doge's Palace.
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Stand in Piazza San Marco, the heart of Venice and the point where the city's main sights converge. Walk the arcades, take in the basilica's facade and watch the square shift from busy daytime to evening calm.
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Discover Ai Mercanti, the Venetian restaurant diners return to again and again for seasonal, inventive cooking. Settle in on the terrace or in the intimate dining room for pasta, daily specials and well-chosen wine.
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Experience opera the way Venetian aristocrats did, inside Palazzo Barbarigo-Minotto on the Grand Canal. Follow singers and a small ensemble through three historic rooms, each becoming the stage for a new act.
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Experience Venice's two great monuments at the end of the day on the After-Hours St. Mark's & Doge's Palace VIP Tour. Walk the palace halls and Bridge of Sighs, then see the basilica's mosaics, Pala d'Oro and crypt after closing.
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Watch the light fade over the lagoon on the Catamaran Sunset Jazz Cruise with Aperitivo. Sip your included drink, nibble cicchetti and listen to live saxophone jazz as the Giudecca Canal and St. Mark's Bay glide past.
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Eat seasonal Venetian dishes and listen to live jazz in an art-filled restaurant. A relaxed evening for couples who want good food and music.
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Discover La Terrazza, a rooftop bar perched atop Palazzo Canova in Venice. Ride the elevator up, then linger over a glass of wine or cocktail while taking in the city views.
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Hop on a water bus to Burano, the lagoon's rainbow-coloured fishing island. Stroll its canal-side streets of painted houses, browse the lace shops, and settle into a seafood lunch before heading back.
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Discover Venissa, a stylish canalside restaurant with its own vineyard. Begin with a glass of estate wine in the garden, then sit down to elegant Venetian dishes built around local ingredients.
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Pair a day at Venice's Museo della Musica with an evening of Vivaldi in the Church of San Vidal. Browse centuries-old instruments by day, then hear The Four Seasons performed live by Interpreti Veneziani.
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Step inside Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Venice's great domed church on the Grand Canal. Admire the octagonal interior, then look for the sacristy with its twelve Titian paintings and linger by the canal outside.
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Spend an evening with Vivaldi in his hometown, hearing The Four Seasons played live by I Musici Veneziani. Listen for the violin and orchestra evoking spring birdsong, summer storms and winter chill.
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Spend an evening with live Baroque music at the Interpreti Veneziani concert in the Church of San Vidal. Listen to works by Vivaldi, Bach and Handel played by the ensemble in the church's resonant interior.
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Discover Corte Sconta, a seafood restaurant hidden away from Venice's busiest streets. Dine in the vine-covered courtyard on inventive Venetian dishes, guided by the host and a sommelier who matches each course with local wines.
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Discover Skyline Rooftop Bar, a sleek perch above the Hilton Molino Stucky with sweeping Venetian views. Order a cocktail and watch the sun go down over the lagoon.
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Taste Prosecco in the hills where it is made. Visit two wineries, enjoy a light lunch and learn how the bubbles are produced.
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Discover Ristorante Local, where Venetian cuisine is reimagined course by course. Settle into the rustic-chic dining room and work through a tasting menu with printed cards explaining each dish.
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Step aboard the Grand Canal Gondola Ride for a classic view of Venice from the water. Hear the craft's story at the Gondola Gallery, then glide past the Salute church and palaces along the canal.
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Discover Estro, a rustic-chic restaurant run by two Murano-born brothers. Enjoy reimagined regional dishes with wines chosen by the sommelier, served in glassware from young local artisans.
Venice · 🌙 Nightlife
Venice Jazz Club
2h
Venice · 🍽️ Food
Oro Restaurant
2h30
Venetian Lagoon Tour and Galleon Dinner
4h
Venice · 🎭 Entertainment
Off the Beaten Path Private Gondola Ride
1h
Teatro La Fenice
3h
Private Gondola Ride with Personal Photographer
45 min
Ristorante Glam
Venice · 🚶 Neighborhoods
San Marco
Dorsoduro
Venice · 🏛️ Landmark
Ponte di Rialto
20 min
After-Hours St. Mark’s Tour
1h30
Piazza San Marco
Ai Mercanti
1h15
Traveling Opera in a Historic Palace on Grand Canal
After-Hours St. Mark’s & Doge's Palace VIP Tour
Catamaran Sunset Jazz Cruise with Aperitivo
Laguna Libre – Eco Ristorante Jazz club & Cocktail Bar
Venice · 🍸 Drinks
La Terrazza Rooftop Bar at Palazzo Canova
Burano
Venissa
Vivaldi's Four Seasons Concert & Music Museum Visit
Basilica Santa Maria della Salute
30 min
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Live Classical Music Concert
Interpreti Veneziani Concert at Church of San Vidal
Corte Sconta
Skyline Rooftop Bar
Venice · 🧭 Tours
Wine tour from Venice to Prosecco Hills in small-group
8h
Ristorante Local
1h45
Grand Canal Gondola Ride
Estro