I have 5 days in italy, should i stay in milan for 3 days (and 2 days in venice) or 3 days in venice? thanks!?

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this is my first trip in italy btw. thanks for all advice!

Answer 1

Personally, I would  spend 3 days in  Rome ...There is so much to see. 2 days in Venice ....

If I have to choose between Milan and Venice, I would go for 3 days in Venice and 2 days in Milan.

Venice--- Things to see

Canale Grande.....

St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco),

Saint Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco),

Campanile di San Marco,

Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale),

Burano .....Known for its brightly colored houses and its lace.

Campo Santa Margherita ....A popular piazza in Venice 's Dorsoduro district ... SHOPPING !!!!!

Bridge of Sighs .....most photographed Bridge in Venice ....

The gondola rides are expensive ... Cheapest way around is the vaparettos

ACTV runs the vaparettos in Venice . Fares depend on whether you're getting a single ride ticket good for 1 hour from validation (6 euro), a multiple ride ticket 12 hours - 13 euro, 24 hour - 15 euro, 36 hour 20 euro, 48 hour - 25 hour, or 72 hour - 30 euro. There are other options which are explained on the ACTV website. The site also has the schedules and a map of the lines. http://www.actv.it/english/navigazione.p...



Eat at the restaurants away from the Grand Canal . Food is the same or better the costs are less than half. Learn to drink your coffee and wine standing up. You'll save a fortune. It costs more to sit than it does to drink.

Enjoy. Walk the quiet neighbourhoods with a camera and take lots of pictures.

Venice is expensive.... If you are looking for hotels, I would recommend you stay in Mestre

It would be cheaper to stay in Mestre as hotels are very expensive in Venice.. You can take the train from Mestre to Venice...

http://veniceitaly.ca/transportation/tra...

Here is the hotel that we use all the time.. It is a 5 minute walk from the Mestre Station. It depends on what you are looking for.

Hotel Piave

Via Col Moschin, 10

30171 Venezia (VE), Italy

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http://hotelpiavevenice.com

You can read reviews on this site

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You can also find other hotels in Mestre at this site ..

http://www.virtualtourist.com/hotels/Eur...

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Other hotels outside of Venice

Villa Graziella --Marghera, near Mestre

http://www.villagraziella.com/en/

Review about the hotel http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art1...

Finding reasonable priced hotels outside of Venice

http://en.reserver.it/

I think that the prices of the hotels are too high, I suggest you to look for hotels in the pretty Mestre just outside Venice - the town is connected very well with Venice you could easily take a ferry to San Marco square and save yourself a bit of cash. .

Eating Venice on a budget

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The area around the Rialto is the best place to eat in, away from the menu turistico of the restaurants in the central areas. The most tempting food shops and bars are here. Cantina Do Mori is a city legend, dark and secret. It serves the best cichetti, a bit like Spanish Tapas, and cheap wine that is drunk by the market traders. Eat in this area and it’s unlikely that you will go hungry or be disappointed.

Food of course is the highlight of each day, and one of the best ways to enjoy it is to take an apartment and shop in the market. If eating out, it can be expensive as can everything in Venice. Remember if you want to sit outside to see and be seen, it may cost you twice as much as sitting inside. Order a panini or tramezzini at the bar and either stand while you eat or take it out to eat at the edge of a little canal or on the steps of a bridge, even cheaper still.

This far north, pasta tends to give way to risotto and with so much seafood from the lagoon, the choice is large. Most menus have a zuppa di pesce, or fish soup, again with an infinity of ingredients. Specifically Venetian is carpaccio, thin slices of beef served in mayonnaise, or bigoli in salsa, noodles in an anchovy or sardine sauce.

Cantina Do Mori: San Polo 429, with entrances on Calle Galiazza and Calle Do Mori, In San Polo;

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Directions: Go to the San Polo side of the Rialto Bridge, walk to the end of the market stalls, turn left, then immediately right, and look for small wooden cantina sign on left.

-Take an ombra (a glass of wine) in a bar at mealtimes, and eat the delicious snacks on offer (whose special name I've forgotten) - all classic Italian antipasti. There are good cheap bars everywhere, each with their own ambience

-Buy a slice of pizza and a bottle of wine, then sit on the steps looking down towards the shimmering moonlit cathedral and watch everyone come and go, the couples slow dancing to the string quartets dotted around the bars and restaurants. It's wonderful, and as good as free. Be prepared, however, to fend off approximately 400 rose sellers an hour.

Ae Oche

A pizzeria in the back streets of San Polo that has an enormous range, great staff and even better prices if you're trying to do Venice on a budget. Used by a mix of locals and lucky tourists, so you get a good atmosphere, but also an English language menu if your Italian isn't up to scratch but want to try one of their more interesting pizzas.

Santa Croce, 1552/a; Go out of Campo San Polo to the north-west, and follow the calle straight, over a little cross-roads, and Ae Oche wil be on your left. Not easy to find, but worth it

Al Nono Risorto

Only a few minutes from Rialto Bridge it must be hard to find better value in this area. A garden that must be lovely in sunny weather and a very lively trattoria. On a damp Sunday the very friendly staff were almost overwhelmed with diners but kept it all going well. Quite a wide choice of pizzas (all around 8 Euros) and an extremely good value for money set lunch for either 14 or 16 Euros. It's all the traditional courses that you would expect (spaghetti al ragu, brescaiola, spaghetti with mussels and clams, squid) but each course cooked well and very tasty. Half a litre of good wine for 8 Euros. Unhesitatingly recommended - and as almost always in Venice restaurants, perfect for children too.

Sottoportico di Siora Bettina, Santa Croce 2338. Phone [phone]

Osteria al Garanghelo

Basic, no-frills Italian cooking and all the better for it — pasta, risotto, minestrone are all superb. And the owners make you feel more than welcome.

Possibly the best, and cheapest, dining in Venice.

Calle dei Boteri 1570-1571,

San Polo,

30125 Venice.

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www.algaranghelo.it

Ristorante Giorgione

A really good honest and simple restaurant in one of Venice's most interesting out-of-the-way areas down near Giardini. We were given a warm welcome and enjoyed everything about our lunch. A set meal of this quality for 14 Euros is really a rare event in Venice. On the set menu there's either 'fish' (spaghetti al vongole followed by fritura) or 'meat' (spaghetti al pomodoro with veal as the main course). It's a genuine, very large plateful and extremely well-cooked and tasty. Half a litre of wine costs only 5 Euros. At the end they added on 12% for service - exceptionally, I wasn't bothered to check back whether it was mentioned on the menu because it had been such an enjoyable meal. A warm recommendation for both the restaurant and the area if you're in Venice for more than a couple of days.

Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, Castello 1533. Phone [phone]

Eating at snack bars and osterias

Snack bars sell pizza slices for €2, paninis for €3, while osterias sell various cichetti such as clams and crab claws

You can find them all over the city.

Other budget Restaurants in Venice

http://www.hostelworld.com/cityinfo/eati...

http://goitaly.about.com/od/veniceitaly/...

http://www.worldtravelguide.net/city/132...

Milan

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Milan is a vibrant, energetic city offering a variety of activities to suit the tastes of any traveler. This metropolitan city is burgeoning with a wealth of fashion, economic, research, artistic, and social opportunities. Any tourist who comes to visit will find numerous things to do and see. Here are highlights of ten attractions that will allow you to sample Milan's best.

1. Duomo - The Duomo is the city's most famous landmark and a sight that you definitely don't want to miss. This ornate cathedral reigns as an architectural beauty with its rose marble spires and stunning stained-glass windows.



2. LaScala - This is yet another famous landmark. Here you can visit the large opera house - Teatro all Scala to view special exhibits, or to attend a ballet, opera or other theatrical experiences.

3. Giardini Pubblici/The Public Gardens - Designed back in the late 1700's, these beautiful park gardens provide breathtaking views. Another welcome addition to the park is the Boschetti, or the little woods. The park includes refreshments and snacks, miniature trains, and bumper cars for entertainment. An additional bonus is the free admission!

4. Milan Markets - Avid shoppers won't want to miss out on a trip to one of Milan's many mercados. The Mercatone dell'Antiquario del Naviglio Grande is an antique market featuring over 400 merchants selling everything from books to furniture. The Mercato di Vivale Papiniano is one of Milan's largest markets and is filled with bargains. This market is known for it terrific fashions, most notably its shoes.

5. Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecina 'Leonardo Da Vinci (The Science and Technology Museum) This museum houses the world's best scientific and technological collections including a separate area known as the Leonardo Da Vinci Gallery, which of course showcases the inventor's great ideas.

6. S. Maria delle Grazie - In this gothic chur

Answer 2

If it was me I'd do two days in Milan and 3 days in Venice.  There is so much to see and do in Venice, that you'll fill the time easily.

Answer 3

I have been to both. I suggest staying in Venice longer than Milan. Milan was nothing special I found. Lots of high end shops, many you will find at home. They do have nice outside markets. Its nice for a day but longer than that its not worth it in my opinion.

I loved Venice, lots of really interesting shops. You can find some really cool souveniors to take home. I saw a glass blowing presentation of how they make glass into objects like vases and jewellery, pretty interesting. Venice is known for there leather, so lots of shops you find some leather purchases. You can go on a gandala ride which is alot of fun.

I also suggest if you have time or instead of Milan go to Florence. It was amazing the food, culture, art, and the scenery. My favorite city in Italy.

Answer 4

Trinity...

I would advice you to stay one day in Milan and 4 in Venice.

We recently went there and I think one day was more than enough to discover Milan. I would recommend to visit the cathedral,  climb to the top of it, the castle, Castello Sforzesco, the shopping district, a couple of museums and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, and if you are lucky to get tickets to see the "Last Supper" at Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan.

Venice is such a magical city that less than 3 days would not be enough to experience it.

Also if you stay there 4 days..I would strongly recommend you to visit the islands of Murano, Burano, Lido and Torcello. They are close to Venice, but they take about 1:15 min to reach there in the Vaporettos.

In Venice visit:

Piazza San Marco.

San Marco Cathedral.

Campo San Polo

The Ducal palace

The Rialto Bridge,

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute

Ca' d'Oro

And finally walk a lot on those small streets...you'll love it

Answer 5

Milan is beautiful, but it is a large, modern city with many of the same things you'll find in any other city. Venice is completely unique, there is nowhere else on earth like it. Spend all the time you can in Venice. Let yourself get a little lost in the wandering streets. There is so much wonderful art and so many beautiful churches. Every neighborhood or campo has great restaurants and wonderful things to see. Ride the water bus and take a gondola ride. Venice is the most beautiful place on earth!

Answer 6

I never went to Milan but a friend said that its a 1 day city...there was not much to see.

I went to Venice for 2 nights and had enough...its not a huge place and you can get around the city quickly......if you wanted to add an extra place which is between them, I liked Verona which was pretty and I really enjoyed it....its only an hour or 2 so by train to venice and so could be an option for you.

Answer 7

i'm italian and i live in italy...i believe that in italy all is beautiful but it isn't curate... for this reason i would go in other country...and how...!IN AUSTRALIA...io amo l'AUSTRALIA!!!

Answer 8

Venice is a unique city with no equal in the world. Maximize your time in Venice. In Milan, the Cathedral, and the nearby shopping areas are nice, but nothing too special. If you have time, visit Lake Como near Milan, it's heavenly!

Answer 9

Well on a personal note i'd say Venice. I've been there for 3 days and it was definitely the perfect destination. In venice you'll need 3 days or more to see and feel all of venice but milan........well id say youd get bored after a day im sorry if you like milan more but i prefer venice. it is more magical.

hope i can convince you!!

Answer 10

My parents have been to both and were not keen on Milan.  There was nothing specifically amazing about it.

They really loved Venice (although it is rather touristic and pricey) but had more history and culture than Milan.

My advice? Venice all the way, that way you get to enjoy it through and through.