Venice

In Venice the problem is not choosing what to see: it is realising that half the city is not seen at all, because almost everyone walks the same corridor between the station, Rialto and St Mark’s. And there is a second thing nobody tells day visitors: the city empties abruptly around six in the evening and stays empty until nine the next morning. Anyone staying in the lagoon sees a Venice the others never will.
The itineraries below are built on those two things: the right hours, and the quarters where people live. All of them have a map with numbered stops, real travelling times and an alternative for rain or high water.

Venice in 1 day — St Mark’s at opening time, the Grand Canal by vaporetto, an inhabited quarter in the evening.
Venice in 3 days — the monuments, the quarters and a full day in the lagoon.
What to see in Venice — the places sorted by type, with prices and what has to be booked.

Two things to check before travelling: the acqua alta forecast on the city tide centre’s website, and the access fee, payable only on certain days and only by those not staying overnight.