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Voykit pocket guide · Italy
Grado
Stay 1–2 days for beach, historic basilicas and lagoon boat rides; longer only if you want a relaxed seaside break.
Grado is a small Adriatic resort town with a compact historic centre, several churches and a lagoon beach. Most sights are within walking distance, so a single day covers the basics; a second day adds beach time or a boat trip to Lignano.
- Country
- Italy
- Best months
- May–September
- Avoid
- November–March (cool, many hotels close)
- Stay
- 1–2 nights
Checked 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change; anything marked (check) is not confirmed.
Essentials
- Currency
- EUR
- Money
- Currency is the euro (EUR, €). Cards and contactless are widely accepted in cities; small cafés, markets and rural places may prefer cash.
- Daily spend
- Budget €55–80 excl. bed · Mid €85–120 excl. bed · High €130+ excl. bed (estimate; check)
- SIM and data
- TIM, Vodafone, WindTre and Iliad sell prepaid SIMs in shops and at airports; a passport and an Italian tax code (codice fiscale, issued in-store) are needed.
- Emergency
- Police 112 · Fire 115 · Ambulance 118
- Plugs
- Types C, F, L · 230 V · 50 Hz · Italian type L plugs have three pins in a row; most sockets also take two-pin Europlugs (C), and bivalent sockets take Schuko (F).
- Tipping
- Bar: Leave €0.10–0.20 of change on the counter if you like.; Restaurant: Coperto or service may already be on the bill; leave €1–2 a person or round up for good service.; Taxi: Round up to the next euro.; Hotel porter or housekeeping: €1–2 per bag or per night.; Tour guide: €5–10 per person for a half day.
- Water
- Tap water is safe unless signed otherwise; Rome's nasoni fountains run all day. Restaurants serve bottled water (naturale or frizzante) unless you ask for tap (acqua del rubinetto).
- Toilets
- Few public toilets; use bars (buy a coffee), museums and stations, where some charge €1.
What things cost
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Coffee in a café | €1–2 |
| Pizza slice | €3–5 |
| Gelato | €2–4 |
| Public bus ticket | €2–3 |
| Boat ride (Grado‑Lignano) | €5–7 |
Desk estimates, checked 2026-09; check locally.
Get in
By air
- TRS · Trieste – Ronchi dei Legionari Airport
- 18 km (11 mi); taxi or APT bus to Grado bus station11 mi (18 km); taxi or APT bus to Grado bus station
Typical fares
- Cervignano ↔ Grado bus (APT)
- ≈ €8 round‑trip, 30 min each way (check)
- Boat Grado ↔ Lignano
- ≈ €6 one‑way, 15 min (check)
Show 7 more sections and the pocket cardHideGet around, See and do, Sleep, Phrase card, Etiquette, safety and scams, One and two days, Sources, Pocket card
Get around
Town is walkable; bike rentals common. In summer TPL FVG runs boat links to Lignano and Trieste (check schedule). Local bus (APT) links Cervignano train station and airport.
See and do
Known for
- Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie
- Basilica di Sant'Eufemia
- Piazza Biagio Marin
- Santuario Mariano di Barbana
- Lagoon beach and thermal park
Day trips
| Where | How | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Aquileia | Bus from Grado bus station, about 30 min | ≈1 h total |
| Lignano Sabbiadoro | TPL FVG boat, 15 min (summer only) | ≈30 min |
Sleep
- Hotel Friuli
- 3‑star, central, good for 1 night
- Hotel Hannover
- Near Piazza XXVI Maggio, budget option
- Camping Punta Spin
- Campground on the lagoon edge
- Hotel Laguna Palace
- 4‑star, lagoon view, splurge
Phrase card
| English | Say or show |
|---|---|
| Excuse me / Sorry | Scusiskoo-zee |
| Thank you | Graziegraht-see-eh |
| How much is it? | Quanto costa?kwan-toh koh-sta |
| Where is the bus stop? | Dove è la fermata dell'autobus?doh-veh eh lah fehr-mah-tah dell ow-toh-boos |
| Can I have the menu? | Posso vedere il menù?poh-soh veh-deh-reh eel meh-noo |
Etiquette, safety and scams
Etiquette
- Greeting: Say buongiorno (until mid-afternoon) or buonasera on entering shops and bars; avoid: Walking in and pointing without a greeting
- Cheek kisses: Two kisses, right cheek first, among friends; follow their lead; avoid: Kissing strangers or in business settings
- Dress: Smart-casual in cities; covered shoulders and knees in churches; avoid: Beachwear, bare chests and flip-flops away from the beach
- Queues: At delis and pharmacies take a number (numerino); avoid: Assuming the crowd at a bar counter is chaos — pay at the till first where asked
- Restaurants: Wait to be seated and ask for the bill; avoid: Splitting a bill item by item with a large group
- Conversation: Food, football and family are safe openers; avoid: Mafia jokes and north–south stereotypes
- Dinner at a home: Bring pastries, wine or flowers (not chrysanthemums, which are for funerals); avoid: Refusing seconds too firmly
Scams and watch-outs
- Summer boat service runs only May–Sept; verify times before planning.
- Bus from Cervignano station to town centre may be infrequent in off‑season (check).
- Peak beach season can be crowded; arrive early for a spot.
Grado is generally safe; watch personal belongings on crowded beaches and follow boat safety instructions.
One and two days
No timed day plan for Grado yet. Suggested stay: 1–2 nights. Build a day from the list below, mornings for the big sight.
- Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie
- Basilica di Sant'Eufemia
- Piazza Biagio Marin
- Santuario Mariano di Barbana
- Lagoon beach and thermal park
Sources
Written by Voykit; facts cross-checked against these sources, last desk check 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change: check on the day.
- Comune di Grado official website: www.comune.grado.go.it/
- Wikivoyage: Grado, revision 5171640 (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=5171640
Pocket card
Cut along the border and keep it in your wallet. Show the local-script lines to a driver.
Printed from Voykit (/grado). Written by Voykit; checked 2026-09. Estimates only: confirm prices, hours and entry rules on the day.