Venice rewards slow wandering, revealing beauty far beyond its famous postcard views. Use your six hours to mix icons with hidden corners. Arrive in Venice and head straight for the Grand Canal, the city’s main thoroughfare. A vaporetto ride here offers a moving panorama of palaces, bridges, and daily life. Disembark near Piazza San Marco for the must-see highlights, then cross smaller bridges into quieter neighborhoods. Here, every day, Venice reveals itself through neighborhood bars and quiet canals. Enjoy lunch at a traditional bacaro, sampling local cicchetti. Before departure, take a final walk along the canals or a short boat ride, capturing Venice’s unique rhythm before returning comfortably to Cortina d’Ampezzo.