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Venezia-En.Pdf SMART TOURISM GUIDE This publication is a product of “NOT BY CHANCE TOURIST” project (2012-2014) co-financed by the European Commission under the Youth in Action Programme. This project has been promoted by the Italian Association of people with Down Syndrome (AIPD) in partnership with Equal Partners Foundation (Malta), Spolecˇnost rodicˇu˚ a pr˘átel deˇtí s Downovy´m syndromem, Os (Czech Republic) and Down Alapítvány (Hungary). VENICE SMART TOURISM GUIDE Contents Welcome page 06 General information page 16 Transport page 19 Climate page 25 Venetian food and wines page 28 Events page 32 Where to sleep? page 37 Entertainment in Venice page 42 Top 10 places to visit page 49 A day in Venice page 87 The tour of the Island page 92 A day at Lake Garda page 96 Credits page 100 Welcome 6 Smart Tourism Guide A little bit of history Venice was founded in 421 AD. AD means after the birth of Jesus. 421 AD means 421 (four hundred and twenty-one years after the birth of Jesus). Venice was of one of the four Italian Maritime Republics, together with Pisa, Genoa and Amalfi. The Maritime Republics where cities by the sea. These cities were important because ships came and went with goods from all over the world. Many important trades started from these cities. 7 Venice Venice is also called Repubblica Serenissima. Repubblica Serenissima di Venezia was the name of an ancient independent state with Venice as its capital city. The Repubblica Serenissima ended in 1797 with Napoleon’s invasion. The head of the republic was the Doge. 8 Smart Tourism Guide Venice Venice is an island in the sea. Venice is shaped like a big fish It is divided into 6 districts: Venetians call the districts sestiere. The districts (or sestieri) are: • Santa Croce, • Castello, • Cannaregio, • San Polo, • San Marco, • Dorsoduro. 9 Venice The address of the houses and buildings in Venice is as follows: • The name of the district (for example San Polo) and the number of the house. • The houses are numbered by districts so the numbers can be very high. Example: San Polo 1234. It means that the district is San Polo and the house number is 1234. 10 Smart Tourism Guide Connection with the mainland Venice is connected to the mainland through the Ponte della Libertà (The Bridge of Freedom). Cars, bikes, buses and trains cross the Ponte della Libertà The bridge is 4 (four) km long and so we advise you not to cross it on foot! It is too long to walk. The bridges There are 416 bridges connecting the 118 islands of the lagoon. The three most important bridges are Rialto, gli Scalzi, and the Accademia. 11 Venice Rialto Scalzi Accademia 12 Smart Tourism Guide These bridges and the new one, the Calatrava Bridge, are the only ones that cross the Grand Canal. The symbol of Venice The symbol of Venice is the winged lion holding between its’ legs an open gospel on which is written the phrase that an angel said to San Marco, patron of the city: “Peace to you my Marco evangelist” During the wars the lion was represented with the gospel closed and a sword to defend the city. 13 Venice Campo, campiello, calle...But what are they? Campo: (the field) is a Venetian square and is called “field” because it was once covered with grass. Rio: is a channel crossing Venice. Fondamenta: (the foundations) is a road that runs along the channel. Calle: a street or a road in Venice Calletta: is a narrow road much smaller than the calle Ramo: indicates a short calle and is often a closed road. Riva: runs along the entire lagoon and the channels. Sottoportego: is a short covered passage 14 Smart Tourism Guide Salizada: it is an important street. It is different from the calle because it was built with a different kind of stone. On this street there are many shops. Piscina: indicates an old wetland that today has been filled in. Ruga: indicates a street where there are a lot of shops. Corte: is a small square shared by different houses. Rio terà: a channel that was filled in and became a road. Stazio: indicates the dock where the boats moor. 15 Venice General Information 16 Smart Tourism Guide Language: Italian Currency: Euro Voltage: 230 V Type of plug Useful telephone numbers If you need help you can call the Carabinieri or the Police: Carabinieri: 112 Police: 113 In case of fire you can call the fire department:115 If you or a friend need to go to the hospital just call the ambulance: 118 17 Venice Museums and churches Be careful, when visiting museums and churches, sometimes it is forbidden to: • Take pictures • Keep your mobile phone on • Bring food • Bring large bags • Wear sleeveless tops and shorts • Litter 18 Smart Tourism Guide Transportation 19 Venice Waterbus (Vaporetto) When you are in Venice you can only move around by waterbus or on foot. To get to Venice from the main land you can take the bus or the train. The public service that brings you to Venice by bus is the ACTV. You can buy your tickets in tobacco shops that show a big T sign outside. You can also buy bus tickets from bars that have the ACTV sticker on the door. The ticket is electronic and must be stamped in the electronic stamping machine. You will find these machines at the bus stops and the waterbus stops. You can also buy your ticket on the bus, but it costs 20 Smart Tourism Guide more! PRICES 7 € ticket for 1 hour 18 € ticket for 12 hours 20 € ticket for 24 hours 25 € ticket for 36 hours 30 € ticket for 48 hours 35 € ticket for 72 hours 50 € ticket for 7 days The time-ticket is the most comfortable way to travel in Venice. The time-ticket includes an unlimited number of travel also for waterbuses and buses in Mestre, which is on the main land, close to Venice. You cannot use the time-ticket to go to the airport. 21 Venice For more information go to www.actv.it Taxi boats If you sleep in Venice and you want to easily get to your hotel with your heavy suitcases, you can catch a taxi boat. Call the taxi boat service number 041723112 (open 24 hours a day). However be careful! In Venice taxis boats are very expensive. Our advice is to use buses and waterbuses and to walk as much as you can. 22 Smart Tourism Guide On foot When walking around Venice you can ask people for information and directions. Venetians are very helpful people. They are used to tourists and know how to give good directions. The only problem with asking for help is that each Venetian uses different routes. Therefore they will give you different, but always good, directions to get the place where you need to go. 23 Venice Gondolas Venice is divided into six districts (sestieri) which are also represented in the Gondolas’ comb (the iron decoration). The gondola is the typical boat of Venice Be careful! Gondola rides are very expensive! To see the city from the Grand Canal we recommend that you catch the waterbus number 1 from Piazzale Roma to Piazza San Marco. This costs much less than a Gondola. 24 Smart Tourism Guide Climate 25 Venice The best period to visit Venice is in spring and summer (from mid-March till September). During the spring the climate is fresh. You can find beautiful sunny days but also some rain. We recommend you to have in your backpack an umbrella or a k-way. Light dressing is good but you always need to have something warm to cover up if the wind get stronger. Comfortable shoes are very important in every season because you will walk a lot. Summer is usually hot, but if you want to visit museums and churches, remember that you cannot enter dressed with very short shorts and sleeveless tops. 26 Smart Tourism Guide Autumn and winter are not recommended because it is cold. But in winter there is the Carnival, famous all over the world, so cover yourself and stay around and have fun. Autumn is cold and there is the risk of high water. High water is something characteristic of Venice. Due to the wind and tides the water of the sea invades all the roads of the city. If you visit Venice in this period we suggest you to buy rubber boots. Winter is very cold and wet. 27 Venice Traditional Venetian food and wines 28 Smart Tourism Guide Typical food In Venice you eat very good fish. Attention! It is a little expensive. Typical foods are: The baccalà is salted codfish. The sarde in saor are sardines with onions and vinegar. The risotto con il bisatto is rice with eel. Risi e bisi is rice with peas. Risotto ai fegadini is rice with liver. The fegato alla veneziana is liver cooked with onions. Other traditional dishes are rice with various herbs and vegetables. 29 Venice There are also cold cuts of meats and sausages, as well as pork and venison stew. The typical sweets of Venice, the baicoli are dry thin biscuits. When there is the Carnival you have to taste the castagnole, the frittole and the galani! Many good wines are produced in the region. The Venetians enjoy their spritz time. This is usually before a meal. It is a tradition for us. Spritz is a drink made with water, Aperol or Campari and Prosecco (sparkling white wine).
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