When travelling around venice there is only one option and that is by water however there are 3 options as to which you take when sailing on the venetian lakes and canal ways. The first and the most popular for tourists and locals is the vaporetto. This is a water bus really which can take hoards of people on board and will take you to each stop along venice. A travel pass can be bought which will cover you throughout the day and this is the cheapest option as to buy them seperately can add up. This reachs all of venice including lido and the surrounding islands of murano, burano and torcello. Boats come every 20 minutes or so and are easy to get onto and the ...  Read the complete review

Many of you may have noticed that Venice isn't normal. So cars aren't much use here. Neither are helicopters really. So I'm thinking that given the abundance of water that boats might be the way to go. Having said that, walking is also a very valid option, giving you the opportunity to soak up more atmosphere from the backstreets and the like. I visited Venice last summer, and personally, walked about quite easily, although just being on a day trip didn't allow for going further afield and visiting the other smaller islands so I didn't need to use the water buses. But back to water transport. You have 3 options, gondolas, water buses ...  Read the complete review