Important: The city of Venice has introduced an "Access Fee" for day tourists on busy days during high season. Visitors who stay overnight in the city center or mainland districts are exempt but must register before arrival. Read our "Access Fee" article for details. Basic geography As you...
Note:Traghetto routes are clearly marked on some Venice street maps (look for straight lines across the Grand Canal), and you'll often see signs on buildings pointing toward the traghetto landings when you're walking through neighborhoods along the Grand Canal. How to ride a traghetto ABOVE:...
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Tourists don't throng there, so in the evenings walking is pleasant. Boats for the islands of Murano and Burano leave from the Fondamenta Nove along the Northern lagoon. The Arsinale is here; the world's first assembly line whose shipbuilders were evidently fueled on great amounts of wine,...
s not as big as it used to be as more and more residents have moved out of the city but it’s still the main spot to grocery shop at. Come in the morning before the market is flooded with tourists to watch all the hustle and bustle as chefs pick up supplies for the day. You’...
(plural: gondole) although it is now mostly used for tourists, or for weddings, funerals, or other ceremonies, or as‘traghetti’(sing.: traghetto) to cross the Canale Grande in the absence of a nearby bridge. The traghetti are operated by two oarsmen; for some years there were seven ...
The three big magnets for tourists are along the Grand Canal. At the western end of the Grand Canal is the arrival point for most visitors. Santa Lucia Railway Station and adjacent to it Piazzale Roma where the bus station and car parks are located. For those arriving by cruise ship the ...
So if you have big luggages, id recomend staying in the venice meastre area and just take a bus/train to the venice islands to save you the hassle of bringing around your big bags through small streets and water busses filled with tourists. The local servers in the islands told us ...
Click for detailsA breath of fresh air after the crowds of tourists in the San Marco district, this is the real Venice, a place where Venetians still live and go about life oblivious to the theme park world of St Marks Square.