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Country: Italy - Venetia
Province
code: VE
Zip Code
: 30100
From ROME : 531 Km
Population of the city : 60,000
Population
of the conglomération (Venice, Mestre,
Marghera and the lagoon) : 312,000
Altitude :
Some centimètres
Area:
460Km2
Information:
Tourist bureau : Castello, 4421 - ph: 041-5298711.
Post-office : is open from 8.30 till 2.00 pm from
Monday to Friday, on Saturdays and the last day of
the month is open from 8H30 till 12.00.
Consulate of France : Castello, 6140 - ph: 041.5222392
- 041.5224319
Formalities:
You
are in Europe. Valid identity card or passport for the
period of three months is required. If you travel by
car, don't forget to obtain international driving
license and international insurance.
Climate:
Coordinates: 45° 27' N; 12° 19' E
Climate - subtropical mediterranean arid
Annual precipitation: 770
Average annual temperature: 14.
Currency :
The euro. The credit card is useful in
the hotels and restaurants.
Time
zone
:
GMT+1 or +2 (winter/summer).
Phone
:
To phone
to Venice, you are to compose 00+39 (Italy) then 041
then the phone number of your correspondent.
Electric current:
Of 220 V with the same type of plug as
in France
In case of
problem:
Compose anywhere in Italy the 113 112, the police is
there!
Vaccines Health :
Be simply up to date.
Insurance :
Make sure that your insurance is valid during your
visit, take an insurance repatriation (including the
international credit card).
Students :
The presentation of the French student's card runs for
discounts (museams, transport), but it is advised to
get the international student's card.
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Getting There and Away
By car
Venice is accessible by car via the highway A4
(Turin-Milan-Trieste).
In Mestre the road joins a highway 11 kilometers (via
"della Libertŕ de Ponte"), which is to be crossed to
reach the lagoon.
Take care not leave Piazzale Roma by car, for there
will be no parking.
Another way to go to Venice is to leave your car in
Mestre and use the public transport providing
excellent circulation to Piazzale Roma. To
Find a roadmap.
By plane
The airport of Venise/Tessera, "Marco Polo," is
situated 13 kilometers from the city, it co-operates
with the principle international airline companies.
To see
the dates, the flight timetable and to book your ticket.
By train
The railway station of Venice, called Santa Lucia is
situated: S. Lucia Quay, near to the right end the
Grand Channel. Trains from all over Italy and Europe
arrive to the station daily. The station of Mestre,
sur le firma de terra,
is in Piazzale Favretti.
To see
the dates, the train timetable and to book your ticket
The Museams of the islands
Museam of the
Glassmaking- Murano
Secteur Vetro antico. Fondamenta
Giustinian 8 (Museo linea 41-42 ACTV)
ph 041.739586 - H : open throughout the week from 10.00
till 3.30 pm - closed on Wednesday -entry fee :4,50
euros ; reduced : 3 euros.
A nice collection of venice glass of different
centuries.
Museo dei merletti
- Burano
Piazza Galuppi - Isola di Burano (linea circolare Nord
ACTV)
Ph. 041.730034 - H
: open from 10.00 till 4.00 pm - closed on Thusday -entry
fee: 4,50 euros - group : 3 euros
Collection of ancient hand-embroideris.
Museo del'Estuaro -
Torcello
Palazzo del Consiglio, Torcello (linea circolare Nord
ACTV)
Ph. 041.730761 - H : open throughout the week from
10.30 till 12.30 and from 2.00pm till 4.00pm - closed on
Monday -entry fee 2 euros
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Travelling over Venice Boat Taxi
Ph : 041.5222303
or 041.716286
Radio
Taxi
Piazzale Roma
- Ph. 041.5237774 / 041.5260059
Lido di Venezia - Piazzale Santa Maria Elisabetta - Ph. 041.5265974
Mestre - Marghera
- Via Piave 208 - ph. 041.936222
Stations
of the Gondola
Piazzale Roma
- Santa Croce - Ph. 041.5221151
San Marco, Piazzetta San Marco - Ph. 041.5200685
Rialto, Riva del Carbon - Ph. 041.5224904
Guided excursions
Cooperativa
Guide Turistiche
Castello, 5327 - Ph. 041.5209038
Fax : 041 5210762
Parkings
Autorimessa
Comunale
- Piazzale Roma 496 (Venice)
041.2727301 - 2727302 (about 18,60 euros 24/h)
Garage San Marco - Piazzale Roma (Venice)
041.5232213 (about 19,00 euros 12/h et 26,00 euros
24/h)
Parking Isola del Tronchetto (Venice)
041.5207555 (about 18 euros 24/h)
Garage La Serenissima, viale Stazione 10
(Mestre)
041.938021 (about 4,50 euros 12/h)
Central Park, Piazza XXVII Ottobre 46
(Mestre)
041.951311
Find the map of Venise
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THE PRINCIPALE BUS
AND BOAT ROUTS:
AIRPORT MARCO
POLO/CENTRE OF THE CITY
To
Venice by bus /Piazzale Roma bus n°5 ACTV : every 30
mn - after 8.00pm, every hour (ride duration = 25 mn)
- fee : 0,77 euros
Bus ATVO : every 30 mn (ride duration = 25 mn) - fee :
2,50 euros.
The last bus : about midnight.
From
Piazzale Roma to the centre , by ferryboat, line n° 1
and 82, line ACTV, fee for a person : 3 euros
By boat towards Venice/San Marco/Lido
Motoscafo Alilaguna ACTV/Coop. San Marco (ride
duration = 1h10 to San Marco)
fee for a person: 8 euros
Boat-Taxi to San Marco for two persons with lugguge,
fee : 70 euros approximately.
RAILWAY STATION
SANTA LUCIA/ CENTRE OF THE CITY:
Vaporetto n° 1 and 82
ACTV approximately every 10 min, fee : 3,50 euros
Boat-Taxi : fee to San Marco for two persons with
lugguge: 40 euros
ATVO : Sante Croce, Piazzale Roma -
Venezia - Ph. : 041.5205530
Information about
the islands Lagune Burano-Murano and Torcello
You can
reach the Murano island from Venice via ferryboat
circulating every 15 minuts, from San Zaccaria (Riva
degli Schiavoni), from Piazzale Roma, from the railway
satation Santa Lucia and from the station Fondamenta
Nuove line n°5.
To
reach the Burano island and Torcello - line n° 12,
terminal at the station Fondamente Nuove (circulating
every hour, more frequently in the afternoon). There
is a special touristic boat service Venise-Murano,
Burano-Torcello from la Riva degli Schiavoni including
an excursion to the museam of the Glassworks and the
lacework collection in Burano
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