I personally don’t like to burst that bubble, but with over 20 million tourists thronging to this island each year, Venice is not really serene or relaxing. Sure, it becomes an engineering miracle, encircled by calm lagoon waters, however it’s also the costliest city in Europe for tourists and a royal pain within the ass to have around. However, there isn’t any denying it’s magical allure that only needs to be experienced at least in the lifetime.

I visited Venice to find out if it lives nearly the hype and look around the epicentre with the Venetian Empire that thrived through the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Here’s my handy 2 day itinerary that covers Venetian museums, icons like Rialto Bridge and Doge’s Palace, and after that spends per day outside the maddening crowds touring nearby islands Murano and Burano.

Getting Around Venice

While it may come as no great surprise that boats are the only method go around Venice, I couldn’t help thinking the public transport system was more technical than it required to be.

Water taxis and gondolas charge through the roof so I like to recommend avoiding those in preference of a water bus (vaporetto). Tickets cost a fee of €7.50 for 75 minutes validity (in any direction, single trip) and are available with cash or credit/debit card from automated ticket machines near all ferry terminals. The touchscreen display interface permits you to change the words to English, making צימרים בצפון it fairly easy to follow. Just make sure you validate your ticket by holding it against a validation machine and expecting the green light (next to your small gates), or you could find an on-the-spot fine of €60 or more.

We stayed within the most צימרים בצפון central sestieri (zone) of San Marco, which is out there via water bus from Santa Lucia place – where most (non-cruise ship) tourists arrive. Our Airbnb host instructed us to hook the red “line 2” water bus and disembark at San צימרים בצפון Marco – Giardinetti (not San Marco – San Zaccaria). What we didn’t know is we now have 2 different “line 2” water buses. Well, particularly, one “line 2” water bus as well as a “line 2/” water bus with separate boarding platforms and different stops. It may appear to be “line 2” is a singular water bus line, it truly is not. You should not get right to the same stops on each similarly named line. Seriously, who designed this?

To protect yourself from confusion, I would recommend downloading the AVM Venezia app (iOS, Windows Mobile). Sorry fellow צימרים בצפון Android users, we’re out within the cold. That way you can buy and validate tickets online, search timetables, and schedule your route by entering the exact departure and arrival points. The schedule produced because of the app much simpler to be aware of versus the printed spaghetti-inspired maps within the ferry terminals. Alternatively, Google Maps does a fair job on people transport with regard to directions, but I found the timing isn’t particularly accurate.

• 22/07/2019
• un messaggio di: Amore
• Da: williampung44