NEWS
September 2011
An invitation to discover Venice from water and its culture... for free!
Much has been written about Venice, still, the pages of Gondola Days 2011 – the editorial project by Lineadacqua in partnership with the Associazione Gondolieri – are generous in details out of the usual patterns. Gondola Days is an invitation to discover Venice from its most important elements: water and cultural Institutions.
Gondoliers bring millions of tourists along channels, and beyond an extraordinary view of the city they can also introduce to museums and current art laboratories in Venice.
Gondola Days 2011 is distributed for free by gondoliers to their passengers.
Visit http://www.veniceconnected.com/content/gondola-days-2011 for further details.
//venice>connected team
September 4th 2011<
The Regata Storica
The Regata Storica
The Regata Storica (Historical Regatta) takes place on the first Sunday in September. The finishing line is on the Grand Canal.
Water bus services down the Grand Canal are interrupted whilst the Regata is in progress, from 3 p.m to 7 p.m, except for Piazzale Roma to Rialto section, where there will be water bus services until 3.30 p.m.
Water bus services are cancelled in St. Mark's Basin as far as Giardini stop, from 3 p.m. to 6.45 p.m.
Ab dem 24. August 2011
Aufenthaltstaxe
Venedig ist eine einzigartige Stadt auf der Welt!
Mehr als 20 Millionen Menschen bestaunen jedes Jahr die Sehenswürdigkeiten, die die Stadt zu bieten hat.
Mit einem kleinen Betrag kannst auch du die Stadt unterstützen und einen Beitrag zu ihrer Erhaltung und ihrem Schutz leisten.
Ab dem 24. August 2011 müssen alle, die in einer Unterkunft für Reisende auf dem Gebiet der Gemeinde Venedig übernachten, eine Aufenthaltstaxe bezahlen.
Die Einnahmen werden der Stadt helfen, ihr Angebot für Touristen zu verbessern (Dienstleistungen, Museen, Veranstaltungen usw.) und Maßnahmen der Instandhaltung, Benutzung und Wiederherstellung der kulturellen und archetektonischen Güter zu finanzieren.
Die Stadt Venedig bedankt sich für deinen Beitrag.
Die Aufenthaltstaxe muss nur für die ersten fünf Tage des Aufenthalts entrichtet werden. Ausgenommen von der Zahlungspflicht sind Kinder unter 10 Jahren. Jugendliche zwischen 10 und 16 Jahren haben eine Ermäßigung von 50 %. Weiter sind von der Zahlungspflicht Kranke befreit, die sich in einer Behandlung in einer Gesundheitseinrichtung der Stadt befinden sowie ihre Familienangehörigen. Touristenbegleiter und Fahrer der Touristenbusse sind ebenfalls von der Beitragspflicht ausgenommen.
Download the booklet on the Tourist Tax (713.68 KB)
//venice>connected team
June 25th 2011
Burano Lace museum to re-open
Saturday, June 25th at 11 a.m. the Lace Museum in Burano re-opens its doors after requalification and restoration works.
The Lace Museum is situated in a Venetian Gothic building, where the historic Lace school was once located. The exhibition, curated by Doretta Davanzo Poli, provides an overview of the history and development of lace in Burano from the 16th to the 20th century.
Around 200 rare and precious examples of work are on display: masterpieces of the needle and bobbin art - selected from the most important collections of the Venice civic museum foundation - paintings, etchings, drawings, documents, magazines and textiles.
//venice>connected team
April 1st 2011
New ACTV pass validation rules
On April 1st 2011, new rules entered into effect regarding the validation of all electronic ACTV transport passes such as the time based Tourist Travel Cards purchased through the //venice>connected site.
It is compulsory to revalidate your ticket every time you board an ACTV water bus or a bus, independently of the time period of validity remaining on the pass.
Turnstiles are being installed at a number of the more trafficked boat loading docks (Lido, San Marco Giardinetti, Pietà and Burano) requiring you to swipe before the turnstile allows you to pass, and all tickets must be validated before any boarding.
Anyone caught without a re-validated ticket will be fined 6 euros (plus an administrative fee).
These measures will further reduce the presence of "freeloaders" that ride without valid tickets, and to collect complete data to better organize the services.
//venice>connected team
