Experts' Choice Award Canal Grande
What the experts agree on
Venice's 2-mile Grand Canal is the city's storied main street, lined with ornate marble palaces—now hotels, galleries, and government buildings. Best experienced via vaporetto waterbus, offering spectacular views as you glide past centuries of
Let's Go "With an alluring, diaphanous, silky flow serving as a tourist and commercial passageway, the Grand Canal is the weaving spine of this sinking, well-preserved, cultural time capsule. " Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The Grand Canal is 3.8km in length and varies between 30m and 70m in width according to the curves it weaves across the city." Full review
The Telegraph "<span class="m_first-letter">L</span>ined with the palazzos of the Venetian ruling classes – many of them now hotels or pricey wedding venues – the lagoon city’s watery main street is one of the highlights of any visit" Full review
U.S. News & World Report2.0
"Considered to be the main street of Venice, the 2-mile-long Grand Canal is one of the city's most popular and highly photographed attractions" Full review
Travel + Leisure "The vaporetto (waterbus) lines plying the zigzagging Grand Canal double as spectacular cruises. Hop on the number 1 at Piazzale Roma or the station, and wiggle your way down past marble-clad palaces"
Venice Travel Guide
July 6, 2021
Frommer's "Many of the largest canal-side buildings are now converted into imposing international banks, government or university buildings, art galleries, and consulates." Full review
