Amal Clooney wows in £1,695 snake print Elie Saab skirt as she links arms with husband George Clooney as they leave the 83rd Venice Film Festival

It has been a busy few days for George Clooney and his wife Amal after they touched down in Venice for the 83rd Film Festival on Wednesday. 

And the glamorous couple looked in great spirits as they prepared to leave the Italian city on Saturday as they walked arm in arm. 

Amal put on a leggy display in a £1,695 snake print Elie Saab skirt which she paired with a black vest top and brown belt. 

The star, 48, accessorised with brown wedged sandals, a nude leather handbag and large stylish shades. 

Linking arms with her actor husband, George, 65, couldn't wipe the smile off his face after a successful few days at the festival which saw him receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Keeping it casual as the pair jetted off on their water taxi, he opted for a simple navy polo shirt and beige chinos. 

In the nearly 30 years since George attended his first Venice Film Festival with Out of Sight, he´s become something of a fixture.

It´s a place where he´s enjoyed many significant moments, from his wedding at the Aman Venice to the debut of Good Night, and Good Luck, which earned him his first Oscar nomination for best director.

And this year marked an extra special Venice for the star as he received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement on Wednesday.

George paid tribute to his 'bada*s' lawyer wife in his acceptance speech.

Amal, a British-Lebanese human rights lawyer, has represented Yazidi survivors and helped secure historic legal victories holding ISIS members accountable for genocide.

'By the way, my wife's the only person to have ever put ISIS on trial and won,' the Hollywood star said. 'She's a badass, and she gets the job done. We do it for our families. We do it for our friends.' 

He added: 'Amal's taken some very difficult stands over the years, and we've had to face some pretty heavy criticism based on that. I wrote an op-ed about President Joe Biden. I got some s***.

'We have really interesting conversations around the table. But you know, we also have two nine-year-old kids, and we have a normal family life, and there's a lot of laughing and a lot of love, and we're very lucky, and we're really aware of that.'

On Friday night George couldn't resist getting behind the camera on the red carpet as he attended the premiere of his film Furies, a Lebanese heist thriller. 

Early reviews from critics at the festival have praised the drama, calling it riveting and high-action.

Clooney, who arrived in Venice with his wife Amal, serves as the executive producer on the film and received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award on the festival's opening day. 

Dressed in a navy suit and partially unbuttoned shirt, the actor appeared in high spirits as he posed with the rest of the cast and playfully took photos on a huge camera. 

Earlier in the day, Amal stepped out in yet another sensational look as she wore a £1,190 mesh Stella McCartney dress as she held hands with George.

Stepping off a water taxi amid the star-studded two-week event, Amal, 48, accessorised with nude Aquazzura heels and huge dark shades.