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Day trips from Venice, picked by real distance from verified coordinates — every guide below passed the same checks as the rest of the site.
Verona 105 km away
attraction Giusti Garden: Verona Travel Guide (4.5★)
Giusti Garden, in Verona's Veronetta district across the Adige from the historic centre, is a 16th-century terraced garden famous for its clipped cypress avenue and the stone-faced grotto grinning out of the hillside. 4.5★ (6,176 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Arena di Verona: Travel Guide (4.7★)
Arena di Verona sits on Piazza Bra in the center of Verona, and it's both a first-century Roman amphitheater and the venue for a summer opera season that draws crowds from across Europe. 4.7★ (170,484 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Castelvecchio Museum: Verona Travel Guide (4.6★)
Castelvecchio Museum sits on Corso Castelvecchio in central Verona, right beside the fortified bridge over the Adige, and it's closed Mondays but open 10am to 6pm every other day of the week. 4.6★ (20,502 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Torre dei Lamberti: Verona Travel Guide (4.5★)
Torre dei Lamberti is Verona's tallest medieval tower, just off Piazza delle Erbe, with a lift and stairs up to two viewing levels over the terracotta rooftops. 4.5★ (3,954 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
hidden gem Castel San Pietro: Verona Travel Guide (4.7★)
Castel San Pietro sits on the hill above Verona's Roman Theatre, and you visit it for the panorama, not the interior — the fortress itself is closed to the public, but the terrace outside it delivers the best skyline view of the city's terracotta rooftops and the Adige river bend. 4.7★ (9,629 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
Ended Arena di Verona Opera Festival: What to Know (Verona)
The Arena di Verona Opera Festival's 103rd edition was set for June 12 through September 12, 2026, in the 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheatre on Piazza Bra.
Bologna 131 km away
attraction Giardini Margherita: Bologna Travel Guide (4.6★)
Giardini Margherita is Bologna's largest public park, spread across the southeastern edge of the city center near Porta Santo Stefano and Porta Castiglione. 4.6★ (17,908 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Basilica di San Petronio: Bologna Travel Guide (4.5★)
Basilica di San Petronio sits on Piazza Maggiore in central Bologna, open daily 10am–6pm. 4.5★ (6,269 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Museo per la Memoria di Ustica: Bologna Travel Guide (4.8★)
Museo per la Memoria di Ustica sits in the Bolognina district of Bologna, inside a converted former tram depot on Via di Saliceto. 4.8★ (1,799 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Piazza Maggiore: Bologna Travel Guide
Piazza Maggiore is Bologna's medieval heart, framed by the unfinished marble façade of the Basilica di San Petronio, the crenellated Palazzo d'Accursio and Palazzo dei Notai, and the neighboring Piazza del Nettuno with Giambologna's bronze Neptune fountain.
hidden gem Portici di Bologna: Travel Guide (4.7★)
Portici di Bologna is the city's network of covered arcades, and Piazza Cavour in central Bologna, a short walk south of Piazza Maggiore, is one of the best places to start. 4.7★ (928 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
hidden gem Mercato delle Erbe: Bologna Travel Guide (4.3★)
Mercato delle Erbe is Bologna's covered food market at Via Ugo Bassi 25, a short walk west of Piazza Maggiore, with stalls selling produce, cured meats and cheeses, plus places to eat. 4.3★ (14,492 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.