in general by wild_wrose
OH WOW, WHERE TO START? Our favourite thing was walking through the back streets of Venezia with our trusty street map and discovering wonderful shops and completely empty alleyways and bridges. On our way to Murano (which is very quiet but quite a sun-trap) we had to stop at Fondaco Nuove which was a really surprisingly quiet corner of Venezia. We stayed on Lido which has several cheap hotels and it's very easy to travel to the other Islands.
Everyone should go on a Gondola which usually costs approx £100 but you can go on the Gondola ferry which is much cheaper, though not as personal.
You are not allowed into the churches in shorts or other inappropriate dress.We were only there for 3 days but we already thought of Lido as 'home' and it was very sad to say goodbye to such a friendly place, especially our favourite waiter (no, he wasn't a lothario or anything like that, just a very nice man). Mostly I will miss the easy pace of life and the peacefulness, even when it's busy.