Venice - Level Start

This level begins in a narrow alley (A on the map in the main walkthrough). Turn around and advance, pistols drawn.

As you near the end of the alley, a Doberman (1) appears in the courtyard ahead. As soon as you get a lock on it, hop back while shooting, and you should be able to kill it before it reaches Lara.

Continue into the courtyard. A sniper (2) will fire at you from a balcony above on the right, so take care of him too. Here it may help to run out of the alley into the near left corner of the courtyard (B on the map)...

...roll...

NOTE: Don't enter the next alley yet, since this will trigger the appearance of more enemies.

...and shoot at the sniper. If you can't get a clean shot from below, try jumping in place while firing.

The sniper drops a key, but you can't reach it from below.

So for now, proceed down the other alley leading out of the courtyard. Another dog (3) and a club-wielding thug (4) emerge from the building on the right. To avoid being surrounded, run forward, get a lock on the dog...

...and hop/backflip away shooting.

Then repeat the process with the man. Move forward and take aim as soon as he emerges from the doorway on the right.

Then backflip away from him, firing continuously.

Afterward, be sure to pick up the small medi pack (1) he drops. Then continue forward.

For now, bypass the small wooden building where the man and dog came from. Across the canal there's a boathouse with a large wooden door. Swim underneath the door to get inside (C on the map).

IMPORTANT: If you're going for the achievement/trophy "I'm Not Your Tourist," you must finish the Venice level without ever getting on a boat. "Let's Saddle Up" and "Cooler than Moonraker" require you to drive the boats, so if you want to unlock all three in the same playthrough, you'll need to replay parts of the level. See the footnote following the main walkthrough for one possible approach.

Ignore the speedboat and climb out of the water on the wooden walkway to the right. Here you'll find a button on the left and a keyhole on the right. You don't have a key yet. Push the button...

...to open a door elsewhere.

Swim back under the door and across the canal. Then climb out of the water and enter the small wooden building (D on the map).

Take the flares (2) off the table. Push the button to open the trapdoor above.

Then either climb the ladder or pull up through the opening to the second floor.

Push another button here to open a second trapdoor and close the first one.

Climb onto the roof.

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