Issue · September 2026 · everything a nomad needs, city by city

Italy · the visa

Venice

Venice as a base, not a holiday: where to live, what a month costs, where to work, how to get around — from the writers who live there.

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The sheet

Being researched — the sheet lands within the hour of a first visit

The cost sheet, the coworking prices and where nomads live are being researched for Venice now: a reporter model reads current listings and recent reports and files them with the month they hold for. Until then, the pieces below are the ground truth.

Where to live

10 pieces by the writers on the ground

  1. Where to live · VeniceLido, Venice: the neighbourhood guideIsland neighbourhood guide with costs and walking distances
  2. Where to live · VeniceGiudecca, Venice: the neighbourhood guideNeighbourhood guide with stay, eat, drink info for 2026
  3. Where to live · VeniceSan Polo, Venice: the neighbourhood guideNeighbourhood guide with museums, bacari, and stay tips
  4. Where to live · VeniceDorsoduro, Venice: the neighbourhood guideDetailed neighbourhood guide with costs and walking distances for living
  5. Where to live · VeniceSan Marco, Venice: the neighbourhood guideStop-by-stop guide with drinking and group notes
  6. Where to live · VeniceVenice Learns to Live With Water That Won't Stay OutHow Venice copes with flooding, practical for living there
  7. Where to live · VeniceBeyond the Grand Canal: A Local's Map of Venice's Hidden Waterways and Quiet CourtyardsQuiet canals and courtyards with times and prices, great guide
  8. Where to live · VeniceMurano, Venice: the neighbourhood guideNeighbourhood guide including timing and stay options
  9. Where to live · VeniceCastello, Venice: the neighbourhood guideCastello neighbourhood guide with group and stay tips
  10. Where to live · VeniceCannaregio, Venice: the neighbourhood guideCannaregio neighbourhood with group travel and bar advice

Getting around

1 piece by the writers on the ground

  1. Getting around · VeniceHow to Reach Venice's Forgotten Lagoon Islands by VaporettoPractical vaporetto routes and costs for lagoon islands

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