Metropolitan Venice

The Metropolitan City of Venice (Città Metropolitana di Venezia) that includes the Venetian Lagoon, a bay of the Adriatic Sea with several islands. In addition to the city of Venice, the province offers several other attractions, including Caorle on the Adriatic Coast with its narrow streets, coloured houses, and cylindrical bell tower, and Jesolo, with its long sandy beach, tourist attractions, and nightlife. The second largest municipality in the province, Chioggia, on the southern side of the Venetian Lagoon, includes numerous canals, bridges and mansions as well as St. Felice Castle and the Piazza di Vigo.

• 🌍 Venice, a canal city which was once a mighty merchant republic and the cradle of Renaissance Italy.
• 🌍 Bibione, a beachside town.
• 🌍 Caorle, a coastal town with beachside.
• 🌍 Cavallino-Treporti, a popular beach town, close to Venice and the lagoon.
• 🌍 Chioggia, a canal city famous for its cathedral.
• 🌍 Eraclea, a beach town, popular with families.
• 🌍 Jesolo, a beach town with plenty of nightlife.
• 🌍 Mestre, the mainland part of Venice.
• 🌍 Noale, an old town with many restaurants.
• 🌍 Quarto d'Altino, a town with an archaeology museum.
• 🌍 San Michele al Tagliamento has the second-most popular beach in Italy, and the Bibione spa.

• 🌍 Burano, a small canal island known for lacework.
• 🌍 Lido, a barrier island between the Venetian Lagoon and the sea.
• 🌍 Mazzorbo, a sparsely populated island known for vineyards and farms.
• 🌍 Murano, an island just north of Venice, known for glass art.
• 🌍 Sant'Erasmo, a lagoon island east of Venice, great for birdwatching.
• 🌍 Torcello, a lagoon islands known for its palaces.

In 2015, the Metropolitan City replaced the Province of Venice. It is an administrative entity in the Veneto region of Italy, with around 850,000 citizens.

🌍 Marco Polo Airport (VCE ^IATA) (on the mainland near Mestre (a more typical Italian city, without Venice's unique structure)). This is the closest commercial airport. (updated Aug 2019)

🌍 Treviso Airport (TSF ^IATA) (25 km (16 mi) from Venice near Treviso). Relatively smaller but becoming increasingly busy as the main destination for Ryanair and Wizzair budget flights. (updated Feb 2025)

ACTV. The public transportation company of metropolitan Venice. 

ATVO. The public transportation company of metropolitan Venice. 

See also: Italian cuisine

Accommodation in Venice tends to be overbooked in high season.