Day trips
Day Trips from Verona
Nearby places worth a day, picked by real distance from verified coordinates — every guide below passed the same checks as the rest of the site.
Venice 105 km away
attraction Saint Mark's Basilica: Venice Travel Guide (4.7★)
Saint Mark's Basilica, on the eastern side of Piazza San Marco, is Venice's great Byzantine cathedral — five domes, a facade of looted marble and bronze, and an interior sheathed in gold mosaic. 4.7★ (29,559 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Doge's Palace: Venice Travel Guide (4.7★)
Go right at opening (9am) or in the last two hours before closing to dodge the worst of the crowds — weekends get packed 11am–5pm, so aim for a weekday morning if you can. 4.7★ (39,262 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Grand Canal: Venice Travel Guide
The Grand Canal is Venice's main "street" — a nearly 4km S-shaped waterway lined with palazzi, best seen from a vaporetto (Line 1 is the slow scenic option), a traghetto crossing, or the Rialto and Ponte degli Scalzi bridges.
attraction Piazza San Marco: Venice Travel Guide
Piazza San Marco is Venice's grand central square, framed by St. Mark's Basilica, the Campanile bell tower, and the Doge's Palace.
Ended Venice International Film Festival (Mostra del Cinema): What to Know (Venice)
Venice International Film Festival (Mostra del Cinema) on the Lido di Venezia, September 2–12, 2026 — the 83rd edition, with the Golden Lion competition.
Bologna 109 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 Basilica of San Domenico: Bologna Travel Guide
The Basilica of San Domenico sits a 12-minute walk south of Piazza Maggiore, in the university quarter near Bologna's old city walls.
Monza 135 km away
attraction Giardini della Villa Reale: Monza Travel Guide (4.7★)
The Giardini della Villa Reale in Monza are the formal gardens attached to the Royal Villa, open daily from 7am to 8pm, free to walk into and easiest on weekends if you arrive by 9am. 4.7★ (1,431 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Palazzo dell'Arengario: Monza Travel Guide (4.4★)
Palazzo dell'Arengario is Monza's medieval former town hall on Piazza Roma, right where Via Italia meets the historic centre. 4.4★ (3,130 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Parco di: Monza Travel Guide
Parco di Monza is one of Europe's largest walled parks (around 700 hectares), wrapping the Villa Reale and the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.
hidden gem Reggia di: Monza Travel Guide
The Reggia di Monza is a vast neoclassical royal palace just north of Milan, open Wednesday–Friday 2:30–7:30pm and weekends (Saturday 10:30am–6:30pm, Sunday 10am–6:30pm), closed Monday and Tuesday.
Ended Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix 2026: What to Know (Monza)
The 2026 Italian Grand Prix was set for September 4-6 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, just north of Milan.