Venice Marathon 2023

Live Stream, Course, Start Time, Date, Race Route

Taking part in the Venice marathon means you can run one of the most scenic marathon courses anywhere in the world, that takes thousands of athletes on a course that ends on the iconic island of Venice itself, running alongside the picturesque lagoon.

As a regular visitor to Venice this would have to be one of my top choices for a European marathon with some of the most amazing scenery possible, including such highlights as the Grand Canal and St Marks Square.

The marathon, known locally as Maratona di Venezia, has been taking place each year since 1986. It is regarded as a relatively straightforward course, being mostly flat and is particularly popular with African athletes, who have won most of the recent races.

Date

The Venice marathon in 2023 takes place on Sunday 22nd October

Race Course

The Venice marathon course starts in the small town of Stra, approximately 25km to the west of Venice, and then progresses as follows:

- Riviera del Brenta
- Marghera
- Mestre
- San Giuliano Park
- Liberty Bridge
- Giudecca Canal
- Punta della Dogana
- Grand Canal (crossing on a specially built pontoon bridge)
- Piazza San Marco
- Palazza Ducale
- Finish line at Riva Sette Martiri

You can see a full map of the course route here:

Venice marathon course map

Live Streaming, Webcams

There has been very good live streaming available online of the Venice marathon in recent years, you can normally watch via the official site:

Venice marathon live stream

There is also their official Facebook Page where last minute links may appear for watching live: Venice Marathon and also the YouTube Channel: Venicemarathon

You might also like to check out some of the local webcam views, available of the Rialto Bridge, Grand Canal, St Marks Square and several more along the marathon route:

Venice webcams

Hotels and Accommodation

Accommodation in Venice is pricey at the best of times, so we recommend you make your reservation as early in advance as possible. You can save quite a bit by staying just a little further out and communtin inot Venice using the excellent train system. We recommend nearby Padova as a lovely place to stay, or just a little further away Verona is an excellent choice.

You can check availability and make reservations for local hotels here.

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