Venice Vacation Rentals

The breath-taking beauty of Venice becomes an even more of a sheer delight with a vacation rental. Just imagine pulling back the drapes of your holiday home’s living room and witnessing first hand the open air museum of Venice. The cost of renting a holiday home becomes a more cost efficient way to enjoy your surroundings in Venice than renting a small and pricey hotel room. If traveling with a group or family, besides gaining even more of a savings, you and your party will not have give up any space. Every corner from your lodgings will lead you to another narrow alleyway set along the famous canals. Forget about the guide books, as you are living the experience in this pedestrian-friendly city with comfortable home-like accommodations to return to each day.

Venice Dining

Venice is in Italy, where you’ll find a selection full of wonderful and exciting places to eat out, with a wide choice of every kind of food imaginable. The only problem you will run into is deciding where.The emphasis is on seafood, but you can obtain a full range of Italian specialties, such as pizza, pasta dishes, and superb salads, that are often served with fresh cut Italian cheeses and home grown grapes making up the assortment of inexpensive wines. Those not into large meals will be happy to know that Venice possess an abundance of great cafés that sell a variety of wonderful snack food and light lunches. By residing in a vacation rental, don’t just window shop at the Rialto Market, but pick out the fresh selection of products and whip up your own great Italian feast.

Venice Points of Interest

Only Venice is spectacular in its entirety with ancient facades of Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic architectural styles. One unique feature about Venice is that it is auto free. Get your walking shoes and hop on the water taxis known as Vaporetti. St. Mark’s Square is still the perfect place to start your exploration of the city with a walking tour of entire historical area. St. Mark’s Basilica is a highlight and should be viewed during the day. Afterwards, get another glimpse of St. Mark’s at night for a whole new perspective, while it is empty of visitors. Go ahead and play tourist too, by undergoing that classic gondola canal ride while being serenaded. Venice spans much further out and is actually located on more than 100 islands. Explore and discover the flavors of this region by visiting any number of wineries and open up a bottle in your holiday home to top off the day.

Venice Shopping

Alleyways in Venice lead to secret, hidden squares filled with interesting shops, especially the narrow streets near San Marco. Something that is truly a work of art and is definitely Venetian specialty is a handmade mask which was traditionally worn for festivals and balls for centuries. Display the mask in your vacation rental but remember to pack it your trip home. Another quaint souvenir idea, found throughout Venice, are the small hand made paintings by local artists. For over 700 years Venetian glassware has been made on the Island of Murano. Murano glass is not restricted to vases either and is also made into jewelry pendants. "Venetian pearls", colored glass beads worn around the neck or wrist extremely popular even with the natives. You will know when you are on Bruno Island by the brightly colored buildings. This is a quiet region of Venice and the best area to purchase lace.