This Venice map is a companion to my unbeatable, detailed guidebook, Venice: Italy Heaven Guide (buy it from Amazon.co.uk). The guidebook and its walk directions are designed to stand alone, but this map will help you find attractions and useful places in whatever area you find yourself.
On this website and in the guidebook you’ll find descriptions and tips for finding your way in Venice. On this map you’ll find locations of decent restaurants, benches to sit on, tourist sights, cocktail bars and more. I’ve been very precise about marking their position. For more details on these places and my recommendations, please buy the guide and support Italy Heaven.
Note, though, that even powerful Google Maps have their limitations in Venice. Venice’s lanes are too narrow to be clearly visible on the satellite image, and the labelling of streets and squares is not really sufficient. Be very suspicious of automatically-generated walking routes unless you are Jesus or Moses, as in my experience, these sometimes attempt to take you across water on foot. However, this map will help you to see how Venice is laid out, and could help you to plan sightseeing or choose a conveniently-located hotel. You can zoom in close to see places of interest, or zoom out for an overview of the lagoon and mainland.
Italy Heaven’s Google map of Venice
View Venice – recommended restaurants, hotels, sights and more in a larger map
Online mapping can only go so far, however, and to explore Venice freely, I’d suggest buying a good map either before you visit Venice or as soon as you arrive. A basic free map is often provided at hotels, but otherwise the city doesn’t offer much guidance to lost tourists.
My Venice guidebook includes seven walks with directions for discovering districts of Venice, and I’d suggest these as a good way to explore the city. I provide detailed directions, so the walks are straightforward and functional even with no map.
More about Venice’s geography
> Arriving in Venice
> Finding your way around Venice
> Districts