Are you planning a holiday in April and don’t know where to go? Then Venice in April is the place for you! By choosing the enchanting lagoon city as your destination, you can admire one of the most impressive cities in the world, discover its hidden corners and fully enjoy its many artistic beauties!

After the end of Carnival, in April Venice becomes “quieter” again, you can visit the city at your leisure, without the risk of getting stuck in the narrow Venetian streets crowded with tourists, but above all you can fully breathe in the Venetian spring, full of scents, colours and many activities for all tastes!

Why visit Venice in April?

With the arrival of spring, April makes the city even more enchanting. It brings out colours and unique scents that tourists can immerse themselves in and get to know Venice at its best.

It is the perfect time to take a break from everyday life. In this article you will find some useful tips on how to visit Venice in April in one day.

Thanks to the fact that there are not too many tourists during this month, you can enjoy the numerous attractions without wasting precious time in the queues that usually form at the entrances to the main sights.

Venice in mid-spring

With the arrival of the long-awaited spring, the likelihood of rainfall during this period is greatly reduced and temperatures rise by about 5 degrees compared to the previous month, so the warm weather begins to give way to the picturesque colours that make the Venetian lagoon unique.

During your holiday in Venice in April, you will experience mostly sunny and warm days, so I advise you to equip yourself with comfortable shoes and a camera to visit and immortalise the colours and the thousand facets that this season brings.

Among the many places from which you can enjoy breathtaking views, I recommend: the Bell Tower of St Mark, the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, the Rialto Bridge or, even better, one of the many islands around Venice, such as Burano, Murano or Torcello, which you can easily reach by vaporetto or by buying a ticket for a tour of the islands.

The sun is not as aggressive as in the summer, but don’t forget your sunscreen. Sunburn is never pleasant and, after the usually cold winter in northern latitudes, very likely!

What is there to see and do in Venice in April?

What to see and do in Venice in April? Although one of the most classic ways to visit Venice is to wander around the calli without a specific destination, discovering the most secret corners far from the crowds, I advise you to plan an itinerary in advance and make the most of every precious minute of your April holiday in Venice.

With the arrival of spring, the range of activities in the city multiplies. Here are some of the most popular ones:

• To see the main sights in one day, I recommend a long walk and a gondola ride. An experienced local guide will take you to the beautiful St Mark’s Square to discover the impressive St Mark’s Basilica. In the afternoon, take an atmospheric gondola ride over the waters of the Venetian lagoon.
• This is the ideal time to visit the Venetian islands by water bus. Discover the colourful Burano and its lace, watch Murano glass being made and stroll through the ancient streets and Byzantine churches of Torcello.
• To indulge in one of the most popular customs of Venice’s residents and students, opt for a bacari tour. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, read this article.
• I recommend the Food & Wine tour, which takes you to some of Venice’s most characteristic osterias, each with a cicchetto and a tasting of the local wine.
• Finally, in a city like Venice, a visit to the museums and historic palaces is not to be missed. They are rich in culture and bring the history of the Serenissima closer to young and old.

The best accommodations in Venice

As already mentioned, the tourist flow in Venice in April is not so big and it is very difficult to find fully booked hotels. I would still advise you to book well in advance, especially if you are planning to spend Easter or April 25th in Venice, as these days attract many tourists every year.

To make it easier for you, we have selected some of the best Venetian hotels that offer great value for money and are ideally located for exploring Venice in April:

B&B Bloom

Antica Locanda Sturion ***

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Events in Venice in April

Among the many events that take place in April in Venice, the most important are Easter Sunday, when it falls in this month, and on April 25th in Venice. In this case it is a double celebration!

Easter – La Santa Pasqua

If Easter falls in April, remember that although it is less crowded than other holidays, it is still one of the most visited in Italy. It is therefore a good idea to book your restaurant in advance to avoid any unpleasant surprises on Easter Sunday.

Traditionally, the Easter Sunday menu in Venice in April should include a hearty seafood lunch. Therefore, there are many restaurants and osterias in the city that offer a delicious Easter menu at a fixed price on this day, ideal for organising a lunch with the whole family.

If you’re not sure which restaurant to choose, don’t hesitate to ask some Venetians, who will be happy to give you advice: not only will you be able to pay less and eat well, but you’ll also find the most characteristic places where you can enjoy the excellent dishes of the most traditional Venetian cuisine.

By the way, here are the five best fish restaurants in the lagoon city:

To digest your lunch, take a leisurely afternoon stroll through the city’s calli or one of its many parks:

• Parco delle Rimembranze,
• Parco Savorgnan,
• Giardini della Biennale,
• Giardini Papadopoli
• and many more.

In the afternoon, to digest your lunch, you can take a leisurely stroll along the city’s calli or in one of the many parks: for the brave ones who still have some energy left after the exhausting Easter meal, there is also the possibility of visiting at least one of the many museums in Venice in April, which are usually open at Easter:

• Correr Museum
• Gallerie dell’Accademia*
• Ca’ Rezzonico Museum of the 18th Century
• Museum of Maritime History
• International Gallery of Modern Art in Ca’ Pesaro
• Museum of Oriental Art in Ca’ Pesaro
• Peggy Guggenheim Collection*
• Natural History Museum
• Galerie Giorgio Franchetti im Ca’ D’oro
• Grassi Palace

April 25th: Saint Mark (“bocolo”) and Liberation Day.

April 25th in Venice is a double celebration: the city celebrates not only the Day of Liberation but also the feast of St Mark the Evangelist, an ideal opportunity to soak up the festive atmosphere.

According to tradition, men are supposed to give a rose “bocolo” (rose bud) to their beloved, their daughter and their sister. This is an “unmissable gesture” on 25 April in Venice that will make you feel like a real Venetian.

To make this tradition even more romantic, I suggest you give your loved one a rosebud during a gondola ride on the Grand Canal.

A romantic gondola ride for two

The weather in Venice in April

On average 123 mm (4.2 inches) of rain normally falls in Venice during April with rain falling on 7 days of the month. On average it rains less frequently in March but with more precipitation (128 mm on 5 days).

The weather in this city in April is quite rough, but bearable if you wear warm clothes. The normal seasonal maximum is 18°C. The seasonal minimum is 13°C. The average temperature in Venice in April is therefore 15°C. Note that these seasonal averages are in contrast to the record highs for April in Venice, with a record high of 28°C in 2011 and a record low of 3°C in 2021. You can expect about 13 days with temperatures above 18°C.

On average, there are 13:31 hours between sunrise and sunset in Venice in April. Sunrise is at 05:26 and sunset is at 18:57. With good weather conditions, April is a great month to travel to Venice, Italy.

Insider knowledge about Venice in April

Culinary specialties in Venice

April is one of the few months of the year when you can taste moeche in the Venetian lagoon, a local term for green crabs that shed their shells during the moulting phase and become tender and soft. They are caught just as they are shedding their shells and then fried, as the original recipe says.

If you love fish, don’t miss the opportunity to try this traditional Venetian dish. Make the most of it, because it is a delicacy that can only be enjoyed during a few months of the year!

The bell tower of Saint Mark

Apart from the gastronomic aspect, there is another peculiarity about San Marco that not everyone knows: during the reign of the Serenissima, the 31st of January, commemorating the return of the relics to Venice, and the 25th of June, the date of the discovery of the place where the relics were hidden in 1094, were also dedicated to the saint.

The bell tower, which collapsed on 14 July 1902, was rebuilt in less than ten years and consecrated on April 25th, 1912, on St Mark’s day, the patron saint of Venice.

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