Venice is a unique city and there is no other like it anywhere else in the world. It is built on 117 small Islands, 150 canals and 409 bridges. Venice is a city where you can walk very easily from historical site to another. Some of the best walks are the ones you do on your own, get lost within the narrow streets, find your way out again, this is the best part! Start in the area (Santa Croce). A location where you can soak up the authentic Venetian neighbourhood atmosphere and still close to the city’s main attractions. It's a very pleasant area to take an evening stroll! A lively square full of people and music where sometimes couples can dance in the middle of Campo San Giacomo dell'Orio Square. You must visit the Jewish quarter,  Madonna dell'Orto Church and Gesuiti Church.
A highly pleasurable and recommended tip to get your curiosity running wild absorbing the incredible work of art this city's unique structures have to offer is to take a Vaporetto (public transportation small ferry) down the Canal Grande and pass under the Rialto Bridge. You will be looking at more than a hundred Venetian built style mansions along the way dating from the 12th to the 18th centuries including the Fondaco dei Turchi, Ca' Pesaro and the Ca' d'Oro – Venice’s most beautiful Gothic building. Get off the Vaporetto at any stop at your own leisure to explore it better on foot and get on again to the next interesting spot that catches your attention. Enjoy a walking along the non-tourist path.
When you have exhausted visiting Venice's beautiful churches and palaces, take a last stab at the elegant Piazza San Marco and the Bell Tower and the Clock Tower, you might have to wait a little bit in line, but it will be all worth it. Visit the Basilica containing St. Mark's tomb and incredible gold mosaics which was completed in 1094. Be prepared to wait a little bit in line but it will be worth it once you’re inside as it is one of the most magnificent cathedrals in Europe… walking along is the pink and white marble Doge Palace, where the elected Doges lived and governed the city.Visit also the Palazzo del Cinema where Venice's international film festival is held each September. At the end of the day, you will be a bit exhausted from the long and exciting day you had. Reward yourself in one of the city's local and cheerful restaurants tucked away in a side street. You’re in Venice therefore you must devote yourself to Italian’s most rich and famous dessert of mascarpone cheese, Marsala, sponge and chocolate called Tiramisu, which was invented here.

Also if you have time, try to witness Venetian glass-blowing, they show demonstrations sometimes

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