Where to stay · Walkability
Most walkable neighbourhoods in Venice
The best neighbourhoods in Venice for exploring on foot — flat streets, good pavements, and everything worth seeing within walking distance.
Top pick for walkability
San Marco
The Basilica, the Doge's Palace, and Piazza San Marco — Venice's unmissable centre, but overpriced and saturated with day-trippers.
San Marco
Top pickThe Basilica, the Doge's Palace, and Piazza San Marco — Venice's unmissable centre, but overpriced and saturated with day-trippers.
9/10
Walk
5/10
Price
3/10
Local
10/10
Central
San Polo / Santa Croce
GoodThe Rialto Bridge sestieri — the Frari church, the fish market, and genuinely residential streets where Venetians still live.
9/10
Walk
4/10
Price
8/10
Local
9/10
Central
Cannaregio
Trade-offThe quietest and most local sestiere — the Jewish Ghetto, Strada Nova market street, and best-value accommodation in central Venice.
9/10
Walk
3/10
Price
9/10
Local
8/10
Central
Dorsoduro
Trade-offThe Accademia, Peggy Guggenheim, and the Zattere waterfront — the most pleasant sestiere to stay in, with students and great bacaro bars.
9/10
Walk
4/10
Price
8/10
Local
8/10
Central
Giudecca / Lido
Trade-offIsland escapes across the canal — residential Giudecca, the Cipriani hotel, and Lido's beach and Film Festival in September.
7/10
Walk
4/10
Price
8/10
Local
5/10
Central
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