Chioggia Italy, Venice City
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At departure or passage at this port
Azamara Club Cruises (3 Cruises)
CroisiEurope (158 Cruises)
MS Michelangelo
158 Cruises
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise (283 Cruises)
S.S. La Venezia
283 Cruises
Viking Ocean Cruises (141 Cruises)
Viking Jupiter
28 Cruises
| 5 April | 11 days | One-way from Barcelona to Chioggia |
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| 16 April | 9 days | One-way from Chioggia to Piraeus-Athens |
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Viking Mars
20 Cruises
| 14 March | 9 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Chioggia |
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| 23 March | 11 days | One-way from Chioggia to Barcelona |
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Viking Neptune
32 Cruises
Viking Sky
34 Cruises
Viking Star
19 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
A few hundred metres from the centre, so close that the bell towers seem to rise from the gangway. A few minutes' walk reaches Corso del Popolo, the main artery crossing the old town from north to south.
The nickname comes from the Vena canal and its stone bridges, but the comparison stops quickly: no gondolas for visitors here, rather working boats coming in at dawn loaded with crates. This is the lagoon as it was before the crowds.
Everything is on foot. Corso del Popolo, the Vena canal and its bridges, the fish market in the morning, the cathedral, then a meal in a trattoria. It is a call for wandering, not for monument-hunting.
In the morning, when the auction is in full swing. Cuttlefish, eels and grey shrimp pass hand to hand in a singsong dialect that even mainland Italians struggle to follow. It is the soul of the place, and it does not replay in the afternoon.
Venice is about 25 kilometres north. It is feasible, but the day passes so quickly between canals and markets that many passengers choose to stay put, and rarely regret it.
Yes. Outings run to the island of Pellestrina, a long strip of sand and fishing villages shielding Chioggia from the open sea. Excursions sometimes push on to Burano and its brightly painted houses, where lace is still worked by hand.
Several churches raised between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, including the cathedral rebuilt in the early seventeenth after a fire. Their sober interiors contrast with Venetian exuberance: Chioggia was always a town of seafarers rather than doges.
A seafood risotto caught a stone's throw away, or sardines in saor, prepared sweet and sour to the sailors' recipe. The Corso terraces fill with regulars around midday, and prices remain those of a working town.
The euro and Italian, with a strongly marked Chioggia dialect. English is little used: this is a fishing town, not a resort. Keep cash for the market and small shops.
Yes. Everything is flat and walkable, the bridges and boats amuse children, and the morning fish market fascinates at any age. There are no big ticketed sites with queues, which simplifies the day.
