I had never been to Venice and it was on our bucket list. This bike ride gave us the opportunity to visit, as we are only 15 minutes by water taxi to the heart of the fascinating little city.
The bike route is following the narrow strip of land that separates the Adriatic Sea from the Venetian Lagoon, so our break from cycling has been at Lido
I’d seen pictures and heard how crowded Venice can be, so was unsure how fun it would be.
The very busy places by the palaces and tourist attractions are just as bad as I’d thought. Thousands of people stumbling around, looking at their phones to find their way through the tiny streets and occasionally looking up to point their phones at gondolas, bridges and pretty buildings. Total chaos.
Fortunately as soon as you move away from these areas of mayhem, it’s much more tranquil. Venice has a lovely charm in the hundreds of very narrow back streets.
We spent the first day looking around the main city then we took a boat trip to see 3 other lovely islands in the lagoon.
2 days in Venice and islands nearby. A few pics to share:
Venice Airport in the distance
A great island to finish with.
More biking in the tomorrow.
Euro Vélo Route 6 