[Nov. 2024] We stayed in Chioggia in the Veneto region of Italy for two nights.
It’s been a while since we’ve had an overnight trip since the summer.
My husband looked it up in advance and found out that it was a five-hour drive from our house, so we were prepared for that, but we actually arrived in just under three hours.
It was a very nice day in November.
Chioggia is on the seaside south of Venice, and according to Wikipedia, it is “located in a small peninsula-like area that juts out into the Adriatic Sea, sandwiched between the Venetian Lagoon and the Po River Delta.”
Because of this strange topography, just before reaching Chioggia, we drove on a dike road, a road in the sea that connects the town to the mainland.
This was quite long, and when I looked at Google Maps in the car, I was worried that the narrow road would continue right into the sea.
After crossing into Chioggia, we parked our car in a large car park called Union.
We arrived earlier than expected, so instead of going straight to the hotel, we left our suitcases in the car and decided to look for a restaurant for lunch.
The scenery we saw while looking was so vivid!
Under the blue sky, the buildings and boats reflected in the water were incredibly photogenic.
It was inevitable that we walked slowly, as we were walking through scenery that made me want to take photos.
Even the laundry hanging out was picturesque.
Urged by my hungry husband, we crossed two bridges and arrived at our first choice restaurant facing the canal, but it was full and we couldn’t get in.
As expected, you need to make a reservation in advance for lunch on the weekend.
In the end, we went to a restaurant called Ai Dogi, which is located inland.
Everyone without a reservation was shown to a table outside.
The sun was shining and it was hot then, but it started to get shady halfway through, so my husband was cold.
Here, we had grilled squid as an appetizer, and seafood risotto for the main course, which is only served for more than two people.
Both were as delicious as we expected.
As we were in Veneto, we had a bottle of Prosecco.
All of that and coffee came to €96, which was a bit pricey.
