SOME FIGURES, 
PRACTICAL INFORMATION

  Last update : 26/07/03

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Point internet Campo San Stefano 
NET HOUSE " DI GUNNING & C. " San Marco 2967 - 2958

A few figures

Inhabitants within the historical center 1997 1998 1999
69 906 68 600 67 838

Tourists per Venitian : 70 a year (average stay of 2.8 days)

 In Venice : 354 bridges, 177 rii and canali, 153 churches, 127 campi 

 The Canal Grande is 4 kms long     -      Venice was built on 118 islands

1846 : the railway bridge was open    -    1933 : a motorway bridge was built

In case of flood (acqua alta), 4.5 kms of footbridges are set up.

 

Parking lot : the cheapest one is the first council parking on your right when arriving in Venice Piazzale Roma. About 19 E a day. 

You can reserve here :  http://www.asmvenezia.it/parcheggi_a_venezia.htm

Means of transportation in Venice

Vaporetto (prices in euros) Single trip return ticket
3,50 € 6,00 €
1-day package (1 person) 10,50 €
3-day package (1 person) 22,00 €
VeniceCard Blu : Transport + toilettes publiques  3 day Senior : 29 €
Junior(-29 ans) : 22 €
VeniceCard Blu : Transport + toilettes publiques  7 day Senior : 51 €
Junior(-29 ans) : 49 €
VeniceCard Orange : 
Musées + Transport + toilettes publiques  3 day		 Senior : 47 €
Junior(-29 ans) : 35 €
VeniceCard Orange : 
Musées + Transport + toilettes publiques  7 day		 Senior : 68 €
Junior(-29 ans) : 61 €

 

Cost of a trip in a gondola : an hour lasts 50 minutes !

80 E in the daytime – 100 E in the night time

 

Taxi : first seven minutes 14.04 E – extra minute 1.03 E
+ from the city center 4.13 E – from outside 5.20 E
+ 1 E per luggage

  Cost of the traghetto (crossing of the Canal Grande by gondola) : 0.42 E

  Cost of the ferryboat (Venice-Lido) for a car : 8.78 E

Restaurants

Venitian cuisine 
reasonable prices : about 23 E 

We enjoyed it

"Taverna Capitan Uncino"
Campo San Giacomo dell' Orio 
(San Polo)

"spaghetti alle vongole"
"Fritto misto di mare"

"Ostaria ai 4 Feri"
Calle lunga San Barnaba (Dorsoduro)

"Variety of starters"
"Seppie al nero veneziana"

"Al Falcon d'Oro"
Via Garibaldi (Castello)

"Risotto del mare"

"Al Ponte"
Campiello Tolentini (S. Croce)

"les Pizze"

Trattoria Dona Onesta
Pte Dona Onesta (Dorsoduro)

"Fritto misto di mare"

"Ristorante Sempione"
Ponte dei Bareteri
578 S. Marco

Cuisine vénitienne de qualité 

Cozy surrounding by a canal. More expensive around 39 E.

Practical phone numbers

Emergency services
Police
Medical emergency services 
(don’t forget to ask your Social security for a E111 form)
Fire service

113
112
118

115

Airport

041 260 92 60

 Railway station
 Ferrovie dello Stato main office       F.S.   

14 78 88 088

 Tourist office (left gangway at the far end of Piazza San Marco, 
 under the wing Napolion)

041 552 63 56