This tourist map of Venice marks 13 numbered top sights and a 3.9 km walking route from Rialto Market to Santa Maria della Salute, with hidden gems in orange; the PDF lists all 29. It is free to view, print and download.
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Each sight is described in full on Venice tourist attractions.
The numbers below match the pins on the map, the PDF and the video. The first 10 sights sit on the walking route through the centre and are all reached on foot; the other 3 are islands in the northern lagoon, reached by vaporetto.
The map marks 19 of the 29 hidden gems in orange. The other 10 lie outside its frame, on the lagoon islands, and the PDF gives their distance from the centre. The 19 on the map are listed below with the nearest one outside it, on Murano; the PDF gives all 29 with addresses.
The PDF is the same map on four A4 pages. Page 1 holds the map with the numbered legend, a box on getting around and the licence. Page 2 describes sights 1 to 8 with a photo, a short text, the address and access. Page 3 covers sights 9 to 13 and starts the 29 hidden gems, which continue on page 4 before five neighbourhoods. In English, 1.5 MB. Edition: October 2026.
Start of a 3.9 km (2.4 miles) route, about 45 min on foot without the visits, on Campo de la Pescaria in San Polo. The stalls of the Erberia and the Pescheria are busiest early in the morning and shut on Sunday; the market is free to walk through. The first leg, 0.3 km, leads south-east to the Rialto Bridge.
Antonio da Ponte's stone arch of 1591 carries two rows of shops over the Grand Canal and is free to cross at any hour. The route crosses it into San Marco and heads east, 0.7 km, through the lanes to Calle Lunga Santa Maria Formosa in Castello.
At Calle Lunga Santa Maria Formosa 5176/B, Castello, the bookshop keeps its stock in a full-size gondola, bathtubs and waterproof bins, with a staircase of old encyclopedias. Free to browse. The route turns south, 0.6 km, to the waterfront at the Ponte della Paglia.
Antonio Contin's enclosed limestone bridge over the Rio di Palazzo links the palace with the new prisons. It is free to view from the Ponte della Paglia on the Riva degli Schiavoni and is crossed only on the Doge's Palace visit, whose entrance is 0.2 km away.
At Piazza San Marco 1, the seat of Venetian government opens rooms hung with Tintoretto and Veronese, the Golden Staircase, the armoury and the canal-side cells used as prisons. Ticketed. St Mark's Basilica stands next door, 0.1 km on.
At Piazza San Marco 328: five domes and nearly 8,000 square metres of gold mosaic. Timed entry, only within the booked slot, Monday to Saturday from 9:30 and Sunday from 14:00; larger bags go to a deposit nearby. The route steps back 0.2 km into St Mark's Square.
The only piazza in Venice is free at any hour, with the Campanile, the Torre dell'Orologio and the Procuratie arcades; the Campanile and the Museo Correr are ticketed. Wooden walkways appear in autumn when the tides flood the paving. The route leaves to the west, 0.4 km, for Campo San Fantin.
On Campo San Fantin, San Marco 1965, the opera house of 1792 shows its auditorium and royal box on daytime visits when nothing is staged. Ticketed. The next leg is the longest, 0.8 km and about 9 min, crossing the Grand Canal on the Ponte dell'Accademia into Dorsoduro.
On Campo della Carità, Dorsoduro 1050, at the Dorsoduro foot of the Ponte dell'Accademia, Venetian painting from Bellini to Veronese hangs in chronological rooms. Ticketed, Tuesday to Sunday, closed on Monday. The last leg runs east through Dorsoduro, 0.7 km, to the Salute.
End of the route on Campo della Salute, Dorsoduro 1, at the mouth of the Grand Canal. The main rotunda of Longhena's octagonal church is free to enter; the sacristy museum, with Titian and Tintoretto, is ticketed. The Salute stop of vaporetto line 1 serves the church.
The centre is car-free and walkable: the 10 stops of the route cover 3.9 km, about 45 min on foot without the visits. The route crosses the Grand Canal twice, on the Rialto Bridge and on the Ponte dell'Accademia, and the longest leg, 0.8 km and about 9 minutes, runs from Teatro La Fenice over the Accademia bridge to the Gallerie dell'Accademia.
On the water, ACTV vaporetto line 1 runs the length of the Grand Canal with stops at Rialto Mercato, Rialto, Santa Maria del Giglio, Accademia, Salute and San Marco Vallaresso. Line 2 calls at Rialto, Accademia and San Marco Giardinetti, and the San Marco-San Zaccaria stop on the waterfront is served by lines 1, 2, 4.1 and 4.2.
Sights outside the walking route:
Entry to three sights on the walking route can be booked online: the Doge's Palace, St Mark's Basilica, with timed entry, and Teatro La Fenice.
The map, the PDF, the walking route and the texts are © 2026 World Tourist Office and free to copy, share, print and adapt, also commercially, under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. The only condition is a credit to World Tourist Office with a link to this page.
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