2025Venice Boat Tour|trip.com

As the only city in the world without land transportation, Venice's 177 canals and more than 400 bridges form a unique water maze, and cruise ship is the best key to unlock this water city.

Unique Landscape: Along the way, you can see the bell tower of St. Mark's Square, the magnificent facade of the Doge's Palace, the century-old commercial port style of the Rialto Bridge, as well as the colorful houses hidden deep in the alleys and balconies for drying clothes. Every frame is a postcard-level picture. Since there is no land transportation, you will have the opportunity to see residents rowing boats home, or occasionally encounter "garbage boats" for waste recycling. Every frame will bring you into the fireworks here and immerse you in the real life of the residents.

Mobile Architecture Museum: Starting from St. Mark's Square, it sails in an inverted S shape along the Grand Canal, with 12-18 The Gothic and Renaissance buildings of the 16th century, such as the Doge's Palace and the Golden Palace, are spread out one after another. The sun shines on the rose-colored marble walls, as if traveling through an art gallery in time and space. When the cruise ship passes the Rialto Bridge, you can look up at this 16th-century white marble arch bridge. The shops lined up on the bridge and the gondolas passing by are interwoven into a vivid medieval picture. Going deep into the small canal, the candy-colored houses of the colorful island Burano and the fireworks of the workshops of the glass island Murano are overwhelming, and every corner is a surprise.

Immersive cultural experience:Choose a traditional gondola. During the 25-50 minute voyage, the gondolier will row the narrow wooden boat designed in the 11th century, cross the Bridge of Sighs and tell the legend of the prisoners, or hum Italian folk songs to take you to explore the hidden water lanes. If you want to explore more deeply, you can take a water bus. The 30-45 minute classic route connects the Renaissance frescoes of the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, the sunset viewing platform of the Academy Bridge, and even extends to the glass blowing workshop experience on the outer islands. The night cruise is more romantic, with bright lights reflected in the canal and sparkling waves where the boat passes, just like being in the drama scene of "The Merchant of Venice".

In Venice, every boat ride is a dialogue with history and an encounter with art. When gondolas pass through the reflections of bluestone slabs and when water buses pass through thousand-year-old arch bridges, this city floating on the blue waves is telling the legend of human civilization in its own unique way.