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Venice, Florence and Rome
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arrive Venice by air |
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Venice is served by Venezia Marco Polo
Airport and Venezia Treviso Airport. |
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Cheap flights to Venice can be found with
and cheapflights-europe.com.
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airport transfer |
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The cheapest way to reach Venice or Mestre from Venice Airports
is the public bus. Info and timetable can be found on
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rail transportation |
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The name of the national italian railway company is
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For rail travel within Italy check out the Trenitalia
Pass
from RailEurope.
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Venice does have a rail station and the
name is "Venezia Santa Lucia". |
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The name of the last station on the main
land is "Mestre". |
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The bus stop in Venice is at "Piazzale
Roma" next to the rail station. |
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What you need to know about Venice |
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Due to the fact that Venice is a little Island the hotel space
is very limited and everything is very expensive.
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Unless you are a Venice enthusiastic and sleeping in Venice proper
is a must for you you may consider to be accommodated on the main
land, preferably in Mestre.
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From Mestre you reach Venice Santa Lucia
train station by train (Every 15 minutes a train during day time)
or by public bus. |
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The offical Venice Tourist board web site is here:
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accommodation in and around Venice |
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Find hereunder affordable hostels and accommodation in and around
Venice.
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Venice
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Mestre
/ Venice
Mestre 5 km
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Venice
Lido 5 km |
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public transportation & museum
pass |
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The best way to explore Venice is a mix of walk and the use
of the public boats called "Vaporetto". Most of the
sites and attractions you can easily reach walking.
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Check out the
which allowes you free use the of the public transportation means
with or without inclusion of the Venice museums.
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where to eat in Venice |
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For low budgets I suggest the
- a self service chain restaurant by the train station. If you
avoid the rush hour times you can have a good meal at an affordable
price. There is also a brek on the main land in Mestre near the
station.
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The
- is a recommendable restaurant near San Marco in Venice.
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In Mestre I recommend "Da Bepi Venesian" (tel 041 92
93 57, Via Sernaglia 27, open Tuesday to Sunday). A couple of
blocks from the train station.
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tours
in and around Venice - click here
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Looking for something special? Off the
beaten track? |
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Be your own Captain and explore the
canals of Venice! |
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©brussaisboat.it |
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With Giampietro Brussa you can rent your
own little boat for up to 6 people, provided you are able to drive
a boat IN VENICE. |
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How to reach Giampietro Brussa? |
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Walking out of the train station you turn
left and keep straight on for about 600 meters. When you reach the
first bridge you look right and one of the doors right at the canal
is Giampietro Brussa. The adress is: Cannaregio 133. |
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The web site is brussaisboat.it
(italian) and here you find a
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Warning
If you are not an experienced boat driver you must not drive a
boat in Venice. Do not put others and yourself in danger! Please
ask for a "chauffeur driven boat".
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the top attractions in Venice |
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Palazzo dei Dogi / Doge's Palace |
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- web site of the municipal museums of Venice
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transportation Venice - Florence (240
km / 3 hrs by train) |
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The best way to travel Venice - Florence is by rail.
The main Florence rail station is "Firenze Santa Maria Novella
SMN"
Check the timetable with
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If you prefer to travel by bus check out
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accommodation in Florence |
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Florence
/ Firenze
hostels and lodging |
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for
tours in Florence - click here
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what you need to know about Florence |
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Florence is definitely one of the most fascinating cities in
Europe.
If you want to know about the middle ages architecture: have a
walk in the center. If you want to know about renaissance and
medieval art: visit
Accademia, Pitti Palace, Bargello etc. All these treasures can
be seen thanks to a very wise woman, Katarina de Medici. The Medici's
where big art collectors and when they died out Katarina de Medici
left all the art treasures of her family to the city of Florence.
The authorities of Florence were clever enough to keep that art
collection together and wise enough not to touch the Character
of the city center. No other city in the world is more medieval
than Florence!
The official web site for the Florence visitor is:
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official museum web sites |
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transportation Florence - Rome ( km
/ 1,5 hrs by rail) |
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The best way to travel Florence to Rome
is by rail and the most comfortable trains are called Eurostar Italia
ES (reservation mandatory) |
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The name of the main rail station in
Rome is: Roma Termini. |
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What you need to know about Rome |
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The eternal city of Rome wasn't built
in a day and can't either be seen in a day. The two most important
sites are found in the world of "Imperial Rome" and "Christian
Rome". |
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The official website of the Rome tourist board is:
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Rome Hostels |
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To book your Rome
Hostels - click here
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Public transportation in Rome |
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Public transportation in Rome can be a night mare. Rome has 2
subway lines only. From north to south and from east to west and
that's it. Every time they dig the earth to built a new subway
they find most important archeoligal treasures and they need to
stop the subway construction. It looks like the Romans have given
up the idea of a subway system and most of the public traffic
will continue to go by public buses which are often stuck in the
traffic. timetable and info:
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Imperial Rome |
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the official site of Imperial Rome Forums.
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Coliseum |
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Christian Rome |
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St. Peter's Basilica is the center of the Catholic world.
The admission is free but appropriate clothing is required. No
free shoulders, no short pants etc.
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Vatican Museums |
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The
with its
are a must to be seen site in Rome. The museums cannot be prebooked
and the best time to be there is around eight in the morning.
(closed on Sundays, except last Sunday of the month, when the
entrance is free and the qeue is endless).
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Art lovers will also visit the
featuring Titian, Bernini, Caravaggio, Raphael, Antonello de Messina
and others.
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Rome Tours |
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Book your Rome Rome
tours here.
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Where to go from Rome ? |
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You may travel south to Naples and the Sorrento/Amalfi area.
Traveling North you should know that many european cities are
just an overnight train away from Rome.
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Rome has two international Airports:
Rome Fiumicino - can be reached by
and bus.
Rome Ciampino - can be reached by
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Click
here - to find cheap flights from Rome
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