A Fragrant Guide to Venice
1-day Venice itinerary
Venice guide
Nov 21st, 2025
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A fragrant guide to Venice as a perfume obsessed girl who's been to Venice 3 times now.
General tips
- While there are no cars or any kind of transportation on the roads, there are lots of ferries that take you from the Islands. It’s the way the locals get around. So if your hotel is across the island, you’ll definitely need to be utilizing these water busses also, they are great For catching a view. If you don’t want to spend the €90 on a 30 minute gondola ride.
- Venice is small, and the best thing to do is walk around and take it in stopping along the way for a snack or drink here and there.
- Cicchetti is the best thing to eat in Venice .
- Don't eat at places the staff is begging you to come in and eat "the best --- in Venice" it will be far from good.
Day 1
Things to do
1
Mocenigo Palace-Museum
Museum
Library
A dynamic museum offering a perfume study center with fragrance composition courses, a multimedia laboratory
16 min · 0.84 mi
2
The Merchant Of Venice
Boutique
the merchant of venice flagship store. The Merchant of Venice perfume brand was established in 2013 by the Vidal family to honor Venice's historical perfume trade, which began with the Republic's maritime routes to the East. Its history is rooted in Venice's ancient perfumery, which saw the publication of the first Western perfume text in 1555 and the flourishing of perfumed waters in the city's shops. The brand's modern concept is based on this history, with fragrances inspired by trade routes, historical recipes, and Venetian glass-making traditions.
8 min · 0.42 mi
3
Doge's Palace
Museum
Art museum
Take in the sights and walk around
5 min · 0.26 mi
4
gondola ride
Tour operator
While the price of a gondola ride is set currently in €90, you will not need to negotiate that however you will need to negotiate with your go there before you hop on is the route that you will take. And based on the location that you hop onto a gondola will determine Their route. So make sure to determine when you’re out with your gondolier before you hop on.
1 min · 200 ft
5
DIOR
Clothing store
Fashion designer
General high end shopping area
Places to Eat and Drink
1
1000 Coffee & Bakery
affordable
Coffee shop
Coffee and pastry to start the day off
2
Cantina Do Mori
affordable
Wine bar
Bar
Anthony Bourdain ate here.
3
Bar Alle Guglie Cicchetteria
affordable
Gastropub
Espresso bar
4
Vino Vero
affordable
Wine bar
A nice wine bar with few Cicchetti options
5
Bar All'Arco
affordable
Bar
From the web: Straightforward, quaint bar offering meat & seafood light bites, plus a streetside terrace.
6
Agli Alboretti Venice Restaurant
affordable
Italian restaurant
Seafood restaurant
dinner spot
7
Trattoria ai Cugnai dal 1911
affordable
Restaurant
dinner spot
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