Venice Expert Travel Guides

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Getting there

by Frommers Travel Guides

By Plane You can fly into Venice from North America via Rome or Milan with Alitalia or a number of other airlines, or by connecting through a major European city with European carriers. No-frills carrier Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) flies direc... Continue reading »
Getting around

by Frommers Travel Guides

Aside from on boats, the only way to explore Venice is by walking -- and getting lost repeatedly. You'll navigate many twisting streets whose names change constantly and don't appear on any map, and streets that may very well simply end in a... Continue reading »
Special events

by Frommers Travel Guides

Venice's most special event is the yearly pre-Lenten Carnevale (tel. 041-241-0570; www.carnivalofvenice.com), a 2-week theatrical resuscitation of the 18th-century bacchanalia that drew tourists during the final heyday of the Serene Republic... Continue reading »
City layout

by Frommers Travel Guides

Central Venice is divided by Venice's longest (4km/2 1/2 miles) and widest (30-70m/98-230 ft.) waterway, the Grand Canal. Its 118 islands are separated by approximately 170 canals and connected by some 430 footbridges, mostly stone with iron... Continue reading »
Neighborhoods in brief

by Frommers Travel Guides

Based on a tradition dating from the 12th century, for tax-related purposes, the city has officially been divided into six sestieri (literally "sixths," or wards) that have basically been the same since 1711. The Canalazzo or Canale Grande (G... Continue reading »

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