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Google Maps Venice Navigation: When Maps Gets Venice Wrong
Google Maps works well in Venice for finding a district, landmark, restaurant, or general walking direction, but do not obey ...
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Venezia Mestre vs Venezia Santa Lucia: Which Station Do You Need?
If your hotel is in Venice’s historic center, choose Venezia Santa Lucia. If your hotel is on the mainland in ...
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Leaving Venice Before Dawn: Early Airport and Station Options
Before dawn, the correct route depends on your exact endpoint. For Marco Polo Airport (VCE), the current ATVO express starts ...
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Venice Airport to Hotel: Alilaguna, Bus, Vaporetto or Water Taxi
For a Venice airport to hotel transfer from Marco Polo (VCE), the best choice depends less on the hotel’s district ...
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Acqua Alta in Venice: What High Water Changes for Hotel Guests
High water usually changes how you get in and out of a Venice hotel more than it changes the hotel ...
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Venice Vaporetto Platforms: A, B, C and D Explained
The letters A, B, C and D are not vaporetto routes. They identify individual boarding docks, or approdi, inside a ...
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Rialto Vaporetto Stops: Which Rialto Stop Do You Need?
Rialto is not one single boarding point. The main stop on the San Marco side has four lettered docks, A, ...
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Venice Vaporetto Pass vs Single Tickets: When a Pass Pays Off
At current ACTV fares, a 75-minute ticket costs €9.50, while passes cost €25 for 24 hours, €35 for 48 hours, ...
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Venice Vaporetto Ticket Validation: When and Where to Tap
Validate your ACTV ticket or pass before you board the vaporetto, using the validator at the waterbus stop. Tap again ...
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