Venice Car Hire

Venice is known as the city of romance and beauty and is celebrated as the most fascinating and charming places in the world. Venice is built on 117 small islands, approximately 150 canals and 409 Bridges. Surprisingly Venice is a place that’s bigger than you may think and is divided into six districts: Cannaregio, Castello, Dorsoduro, San Polo, Santa Croce and San Marco.

Drive you car hire to Venice, a city that is overflowing with culture, breath taking views, historical buildings and shops that are luxurious and unique. Venice feels like it’s a water world of its own with experiences and sights you can’t find anywhere else.

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Travelling in Venice with a Rental Car

Drive your car rental to Pizzale Roma (Europe’s largest car park), at the edge of the city. This location is very convenient for rental car clients as the ferry terminal is just across the road, then you can start your journey to the precious city. As Venice’s transport consist of ferries through the canals, it’s also known to be the city where walking is the best transport through the city of 6 districts. Please be aware there are no accessible roads proper for driving and therefore is not possible to take your car hire to Venice city.

Venice is identified as the city of mazes, but don’t panic. Allow yourself to get lost in the timeless streets as you explore the great sights, marvelous art, culture, wonderful architecture and breathtaking landscapes. The Piazza San Marco square captures the Basilica, the Procuratie Veccie and the Nuove. This square is a mixture of pigeons and tourists; here you will find an overwhelming number of pigeons on the floor feeling right at home with the humans. The Piazza San Marco turns into a night of Romance as restaurants each have candles burning and live bands play delightful timeless music where you soon find people dancing across the floor of San Marco square.

The legendary Saint Mark’s Basilica is located in Piazza San Marco which embodies magnificent architecture with a style of Renaissance and is one of the highlights of Venice. Inside the basilica holds great art works, iconographic, Romanesque carvings and religious information educating the visitors of the importance of the Basilica. The Basilica’s 99 metre tall Bell Tower has impressive views and is worth a visit.

The Rialto Bridge located in San Polo has a history that spans over 800 years and has become an icon of Venice. The bridge is built based on three walkways which consist mainly of steps. The Rialto Bridge has a 7.5 meter stone arch and it is a necessity to walk across as you can see marvelous landscapes of the glistening water touching the ancient buildings, a look of beauty and uniqueness.

Gondola Rides are essential and have been a tradition for over 900 years. The Gondolas are built of a traditional hand-built wooden gondola. The Gondola rides take you down the canals and pass many Venice landmarks such as the Church of Santa Maria Formosa, private houses, the bridge of Sighs and many more. Try to get the last gondola ride of the day prices as you may have the chance to capture the magical sunset that glows throughout the city over the water. The Major event of the year in Venice is the Carnavale. This celebration consists of the Venetians wearing their spectacular masks and costumes. This street party continues for 10 days in the run up to Ash Wednesday. The masks in Venice are intriguing and beautiful. The colours and details of the art painted with gold or glitter can amaze you as you just window shop.