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Getting around in Venice
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Getting around in Venice
Take a stroll on foot
You'll get to know all of its out of the way and unusual nooks and
crannies, perhaps far off the more beaten paths. Distances are short:
Get a map of the city, but don’t bother to get “lost” in the back
streets, bridges and campi (squares) that make up the real Venice..
Yellow signs, usually on the wall of a corner building, will direct you
to the major spots.
Keep right when walking in the city street. Never stop on bridges.
Do not be bewildered by “acqua alta” (flooding) : you can still visit
the city by using the wooden walkways.
Take the vaporetto (water bus ACTV public transportation)
You can buy the ACTV tickets at the ticket booths at the docks or the
VE.LA. ticket offices. Tickets are not sold on board the boats. If you
find yourself on board without a ticket, inform the ACTV crew
immediately so as to avoid paying a fine.
You can also buy tickets from one of the many authorised sellers
(tobacconists’, newspaper stores and some cafés): remember to stamp your
ticket in the yellow machine before getting on the vaporetto.
Venicecard is a ticket that allows you to use the main tourist services
that the City offers to the visitor.
At the boat stop there are maps depicting the directions all boats
stopping there are going: the vaporetto is an easy way to admire all the
mansions and buildings that overlook the Grand Canal and the lagoon.
Cross the Grand Canal on (traghetti) ferry crossing
You can feel the excitement of a gondola ride cheaply by using the ferry
crossings that link the various parts of the two sides of the Grand
Canal. Venetians use this transportation when they need to move quickly
from one side of the Grand Canal to another without crossing one of its
three bridges. There is a gondola ferry at San Marcuola, Santa Sofia,
San Tomŕ, San Samuele, Santa Maria del Giglio, and the Dogana (crossable
when the strand is repaired).
Take a water taxi
Recognisable by the yellow strip on the sides and the concession number.
Take a gondola
Surely the most romantic way to sightsee in Venice.
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