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Venice: Live from Gondolas on the Grand Canal

April 10, 2013 By Tony Page

Six gondolas, live musical accompaniment, and a lot of "Prosecco" - beware, tourists! http://www.youtube.com/v/i1OPu1qu-DE Six gondolas abreast down the Grand Canal? Tony and Helen Page brave a slightly out-of-control shared gondola cruise (maybe the prosecco had something to do with it) that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Actv, gondola, gondola cruises, grand canal, rialto bridge, seafood risotto, tourist restaurants, venice

Sightseeing in Style and Comfort on the Vaporetto dell’Arte

October 24, 2012 By Helen Page

The Vaporetto dell'Arte Connects Visitors to Art Galleries and Other Venice Attractions: [Service Suspended] - It was thanks to a very persuasive ticket seller that I found myself buying tickets for the Vaporetto dell'Arte.  At the San Marco vaporetto stop, I had five minutes to buy our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Actv, transportation in venice, vaporetti, vaporetto, vaporetto dell arte, venice vaporetto, venice waterbus

Venice Connected and Vaporetto Tickets

October 12, 2012 By Tony Page

Buying Your Vaporetto Tickets On-line With Venice Connected You can now buy your transport ticket on-line through the Venice Connected website. Venice Connected vaporetto travel ticket prices used to be based on your planned date of travel and vary depending on whether it’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Getting around Tagged With: Actv, rolling venice card, vaporetto tickets, venice card, venice connect, venice connected, venice transport

Vaporetto dell’Arte – Venice’s Hop-on-Hop-off Waterbus

April 19, 2012 By Helen Page

Vaporetto dell'Arte - A Waterbus Line Connecting Visitors to the City's Cultural Attractions: Venice has always been a city that's best explored on foot. As the city is car-free and vaporetto stops are not always close to the cultural attractions, walking is the best way of getting around … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Actv, transportation in venice, vaporetti, vaporetto, vaporetto dell arte, venice vaporetto, venice waterbus

Practical Information for Venice

April 12, 2012 By Tony Page

Practical Information for Venice Venice Tourist Information Centre Piazza San Marco, Venice Tel (041) 522 6356 American Express San Marco 1471, Venice Tel (041) 520 0844 Hospital: Ospedale Civili Riunti di Venezia, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Useful facts Tagged With: Actv, addresses, American Express, church services, emergency, hospital, Italy, police, practical information, taxi, telephone number, timetable, tourist information, transport, venice, water bus

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