If you listen to anything I say, please, please, PLEASE visit Venice, especially if you’re studying abroad in Rome like I am. It’s only a few hours away by train.
Venice is a dreamland! One of the most beautiful places I’ve ever visited and definitely my favorite Italian city. The whole city/island of Venice is surrounded by water, so the way people are transported is by boat. Even the taxis travel on water (water taxis). I advise to travel there when it’s warm as it can get very cold on the water.
My roommates and I went on an amazing Venetian boat tour that took us to Murano, Burano and Torcello – three Venetian islands that are well known and often visited. Thankfully this four-hour tour only cost €18 (About $20.50) per person. (You can find almost anything cheap online!!!) We saw the exclusive glasshouse in Murano as well as the lovely lace factories in Burano. Torcello is the more relaxed and unknown of the three, but still beautiful nonetheless.
Like many of the cities I have visited, I was completely in awe by how amazing this city was. When people think of Italy, they imagine riding through the city on boats while a little man serenades you. That is exactly what Venice is. Absolutely amazing, and I cannot wait to visit again.