I have seen lots of tourist advice suggesting that visitors wishing to avoid the crush of Venice should go instead to Chioggia, sometimes called little Venice.
The town is on a small island at the southern entrance to the Venetian Lagoon. It is 50 kilometres by road from Venice, or 25 kilometres by sea. Causeways connect it to the mainland.
Chioggia has a couple of canals and lots of boats.
We crossed this bridge into the centre of town.
Another canal.
It has a few large churches.
It has a very tall flag pole with an interesting base.
It has interesting buildings. I particularly liked the chimneys on this one.
There were lots of seagulls waiting expectantly outside the fish market. Each pole had a patient seagull watching and waiting.
These 2 were having a tug of war over a small fish.
Some chairs and tables by the canal were waiting for occupants as we walked past.
Early spring decorations are in place.
There is a beautiful bridge near the sea.
We had intended to stay the night in Chioggia, but after wandering around the town in the late morning we felt we had seen all we wanted to in a couple of hours.
I’m sure Chioggia is a pleasant town to live in. We saw well presented shops and lots of people enjoying a warm, sunny, almost spring day. As you can see it was a glorious blue sky day.
Having said that, Chioggia is not Venice. Please see the real thing, it is spectacular.
Has anyone been to Chioggia? Did we miss something?