The famous floating city- Venice.

I’m sure most of us are left with this wanderlust feeling towards Venice after the Tourist, as Angelina Jolie does her actions on a boat through the canals. Or in Casino Royale, the famous 007, concluding the ending of the movie in Venice.

This is a part of my 3 days budget-travel across Milan, Venice and Verona. Read more here about how I travel for less than 100 Euros across 3 cities.

Being completely honest, Venice isn’t in my top to-go destinations. Yes, it certainly has its appeal. However, Venice has mood-swings all over the year. It’s such a pretty, cheerful city with the sunlight. Nonetheless, mostly, it’s covered with mist and grey skies. Couple that with the fact that Tourists from all over the World are packing the place, and Tourist-scammer always on the action. (I once had a man yell at me, because I refused his “feeds” for the birds, but he insisted that I pay for it anyway. Even though I avoided and vigorously said no, he said that he has given me the “feeds” anyway, and I had to pay. “Has given”, as in his context, means him dropping those “feeds” to my hands, even as I was refusing)

There are, however, reasons that do make Venice the romantic city it is known as, attracting tourists from every country. The city is an amazing feat itself, built upon water, somehow sustaining life even in such an unusual terrain. Anyway, here’s a list of my personal top 3 possible reasons why Venice is universally known as one of the most beautiful city in the World.

PIAZZA SAN MARCO, BASILICA SAN MARCO

Piazza san Marco is the centre of tourism in Venice, and it ain’t so hard to see why. The square is beautiful, filled with birds feeding on seeds on the floor. It’s spacious, even with tourists huddling everywhere.

It’s also where you’ll find Saint Mark’s Basilica, which altar is built with gold, silver, and 1927 gems. Saint Mark’s Basilica, for its gold ground mosaics and Venetian symbol of wealth, is known as Chiesa d’oro (Church of gold).

When you’re intrigued to see the city of Venice from above, you should go and climb the bell tower of Saint Mark’s Basilica. I personally didn’t go, discouraged by the very long queue.

PONTE RIALTO

I have always been really biased towards architectural structures, and here’s where I display it again. Ponte Rialto is one of the 4 oldest bridges in Venice, crossing the grand canal. From Ponte Rialto, you can overlook the grand canal, the main body of water in Venice. When the weather is shining, this view is just the prettiest.

BURANO

This is my favourite best. Burano is a small island among the venetian islands. From Venice, you can take a water bus here, fare is also included in the day ticket! It takes around 40 minutes to reach this island, but skipping this would be a great loss.

After the hustling Venice, drifting to the quieter, emptier Burano feels like taking a deep breath. All of the homes in this island are painted with bright colours like blue, yellow, or red. Take lots of pictures here, it resembles an image straight out of our childhood fairy tale.

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