Public transportation service in Venice (battelli) are well served and overall they run very frequently. To have a look at the timetable and at their routes, visit the ACTV web-site, “Azienda Comunale dei Trasporti Venezia”. The ACTV also has some bus lines which connect Venice to the mainland (reaching Padua, too). Some bus lines reach the Marco Polo Airport, but the best service in this case is offered by ATVO ,
that disposes of a shuttle bus that arrives up to the airport without stops during the way.

Even the city’s rail links are good and the Santa Lucia Train Station is easy to reach either on foot or by public water bus. You can find all the information concerning train’s schedule in the official website for Trenitalia. You can also buy your ticket online with no intermediation costs and skipping the line at the window!

In order to move easily in the city there are some small tricks to follow. The “calli” in Venice are in fact roads and not pavements! You will find many curious things about it within this web-site, that will propose you some unusual and original itineraries to discover zones of Venice out of the ordinary touristy circuits. The site offers also a newsletter service that will keep you up-to-date upon all the news going on in the city.

Another unusual aspect and a little unknown to the mass regards the Churches. Venice has always been a very religious city, and the quantity of churches and monasteries in its territory are a proof of it. During the centuries within these places of worship many works of art of inestimable value have been guarded. All these works of art are now available to all, then it would be a shame not to take advantage of it!

Information regarding eno-gastronomic tradition of the city can be looked for in the official web-site of the “Associazione di Categoria di Ristoranti e Bar, AEPE”.