zahavasdad, Gam Gam is the ONY kosher restaurant in Venice. And Rami and his family are amazing. It is quite an experience. Venice in itself is amazing and quite an experience as is Rome.
bombmaniac, you deserve a trip of a lifetime. There is a lot of Jewish history in Rome and in Venice and if you can make a trip and see both cities that would be amazing. There is no problems with food. If you contact Rami before you go, he will make sure to wait for you when you get there so you will have something to eat in case you come in late. You can call him when your plane lands and make arrangements. And there are so many Restaurants to choose from in the Ghetto all in walking distance so that is not an issue either. It pays to invest in a Jewish guide because there is so much to learn. And the cities are very old and historic. You do NOT have to go to any churches at all. WE didn’t and we chose NOT to go to Vatican city at all. We loved the artists in the Pallazzo and we did invest in some paintings there. They were lovely.
The SHUL in Rome was amazing. There is another smaller shul across the bridge in the old hospital with beautiful stained glass windows.
Bomb, treat yourself to an amazing experience. It is not Holy like going to E”Y, but you would be surprised the connections in history.