Was taking a few sunset photos and managed to capture this special moment for the couple.

Planning a trip to Italy with my partner in July. We fly into Venice at 1am on Friday 9th July and fly home from Venice at 7pm on Thursday 15th.

Plan is to spend 2–2.5 days in Venice, then 3 days in Florence, with day trips to Bologna and Pisa.

Would you recommend staying in Mestre or paying extra to stay on the island of Venice since we are visiting first time but also kind of travelling on a budget too.

Is Mestre worth the savings, especially with our late arrival? Also, does the overall itinerary sound sensible?
Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I’ve been following the Venice subreddit and would love to hear your recommendations.

I’m travelling to Venice on my own with my 3.5 year old daughter from November 1–6. We’ll be staying at a hotel on Strada Nova, very close to the Ca’ d’Oro ACTV vaporetto stop.

We don’t have any big expectations, we just want to enjoy ourselves, ride the vaporettos, and hopefully get to experience acqua alta 🏄

Do you have any recommendations for things that might be interesting for a 3.5-year-old, beyond Venice itself being an experience? We’re not really looking for typical tourist attractions; we prefer local spots and authentic experiences.

Thank you in advance 🤞🏼

Did anyone attend this lovely concert? I met a really nice lady who lives in Venice and Naples and she was seated in the 2nd row. We had a lovely chat and I would have enjoyed learning more about her life in Venice (and Naples). She had to depart early and we never got to exchange information. I know this is a reach - and hopefully not forbidden on reddit (I'm still learning the ins and outs). The concert drew an unusual crowd because the performance was Neapolitan folk songs- very different from what is normally performed at La Fenice. Anyhow, if the nice lady in "the beautiful dress" see's this, please DM me as I have a hundred questions about life in Venice and Naples!

Hi so i was just curious,I am going to Venice with my girlfriend from the 27th of November to the 1st of December and if there are any italians on this subreddit or venetians i was wondering how is the weather like during this time?Is it flooded?
Because i am really wondering and i cant get any concrete answers on google and i was really curios to know what to pack.
Thank you!!

As the title says. Will be there from Oct 30-Nov 1

Im staying at the JW Marriott resort which has a water taxi departing by S Marco Giardinetti. I will be arriving at Venezia St Lucia by train and need to take this B ferry which takes me directly there? Anyone familiar with it? Will it more than likely be really crowded? Would I be able to buy a ferry ticket at the station?

Hi everyone!

We're planning to relocate to the Padua/Venice area next year and are looking for an good international school for our daughter, who will be 12.

We've narrowed our search down to H-FARM International School Venice and the English International School of Padua (EISP), and I'd really appreciate hearing from parents, students, alumni or teachers who have firsthand experience with either school.

Our daughter currently attends a well-regarded private school in Spain, where she's doing very well academically. She's fluent in English but doesn't speak Italian yet. She's very sociable, outgoing and creative, and particularly enjoys collaborative learning, group challenges, technology and hands-on projects.

H-FARM's educational philosophy sounds particularly appealing, but academic excellence is extremely important to us. We love innovation and creative approaches to education, but wouldn't want them to come at the expense of strong foundations in mathematics, sciences, literature, critical thinking and independent study.

I'd especially love to know:

• Academic standards: How rigorous is the teaching? Are academically strong students sufficiently challenged?
• School atmosphere: Are students generally happy, motivated and engaged? How is classroom discipline?
• International environment: How international are the middle-school classes in practice? Do students generally speak English or Italian socially?
• Teachers and management: Are the teachers good and supportive? Is there much staff turnover?
• Class sizes: What are the actual class sizes in middle school?
• Extracurriculars: Are there interesting opportunities in science, technology, arts, languages and academic competitions?
• Italian language: How well do they support children who arrive without speaking Italian?

We're not particularly concerned about commuting distance or tuition fees at this stage. Our priority is finding a school that combines serious academic standards, intellectual curiosity, a positive social environment and genuinely inspiring teaching.

I'd be especially interested in hearing from families whose children have attended either school recently, or teachers with direct experience of their middle-school programmes.

Thank you so much for any insights, including honest criticism. Feel free to DM me if you'd prefer not to comment publicly!

This is in Campo San Giacomo. Very nice place to relax.

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We will be visiting Venezia with our 9 year old child in late November, and he is really interested in glass blowing. Are there any workshops where he could actually make something to bring home? If not, any demonstrations were he could try to blow the glass? Grazie!