Venice: The Mini City Guide

From the Earth to Editorial's The Minis Series

Step into a floating fairytale. No, really. Venice is a city that shouldn’t exist, but thankfully does. It's where stone alleys wind through canal veins, gondoliers hum opera, and your aperitivo starts sometime between your second coffee and noon.

Welcome to la dolce vita, compacted into this perfectly curated mini city guide.

Our Venice Microguide blends historic wonder with modern indulgence—because yes, you can follow in the footsteps of Shakespeare, sip a spritz at 10 a.m., and still get lost (on purpose) in Calle maze magic.

✔️ Eat like a local: This guide includes restaurants that locals love (and tourists don't know about). Start with cicchetti (the Venetian answer to tapas), topped with salted cod or sardines. Then, dive into seafood pastas or duck-chestnut ravioli.

✔️ Drink like it’s 1582: Sip spritzes made with Select or Campari with canal-side seating, and embrace the Venetian tradition of wine before lunch. It’s culture, not day-drinking.

✔️ Wander wisely: Whether you’re watching gondolas, visiting the lesser-known cathedrals, or getting lost in a surreal bookshop, this city rewards the slow traveler.

✔️ Explore like a pro: Take a gondola ride, hop a 2-euro water bus, or join a walking tour to decode Venice’s best-kept secrets.

✔️ Bonus points for blending in: Learn how to dress and act the Venetian way. Go beyond the standard tourist and become an authentic traveler.

🎒 This guide fits in your (digital) pocket. Travels like a pro. Designed for the cultured, the curious, and the creatively caffeinated.

Your new favorite city is calling. You in?