The Best Way To Avoid Venice Crowds Per Rick Steves
By Mina Elwell
VACATIONS
For a lot of travelers, Venice is the destination of a lifetime, so it is often packed with tourists. Tour guide Rick Steves proposes a simple solution: Stay in Venice overnight.
The majority of Venice's tourists come in on cruise ships during the day, then leave at night. This means you can explore the city in the morning or evening without the crowds.
Steves says that a lot of visitors book hotels on the mainland since Venice is fairly expensive. There are also lots of Italian day-trippers who head to the city in the daytime.
This means that if you are able to secure relatively affordable accommodations in the city, you'll get to experience a much more private and romantic side of Venice.
Even the most popular tourist attractions in the city are likely to be quiet around 7 a.m., and by evening, the majority of visitors to Venice will likely have left.
Despite how small Venice is, Steves says, the majority of tourists in Venice stay in a very tiny central area, so avoid that part of town in the afternoons and stroll the city.