Question 1: How many airports does Venice have?
Answer 1: Venice is served by two airports, the larger is the Marco Polo and a secondary, Treviso.
Q2: What’s the name of Venice’s train station?
A2: Venice has two railway stations, one on the mainland called Mestre, another in front of the Grand Canal which is called Santa Lucia.
Q3: How much it costs a gondola ride?
A3: There is no fixed price, the gondoliers ask for a high price normally but is negotiable. Say if the gondolier asking 100 euros the final price be around 60 euros for a 45 minute gondola. It is a difficult question because there are reports of prices varied.
Q4: How much it costs a vaporetto ride?
A4: The prices can change, check it here.
Q5: How to go from the Marco Polo airport to the centre of Venice?
A5: There are somes buses and boats that connects Marco Polo airport and Venice. All the services of buses and boats can be acquired at the airport.
Q6: How to go from Treviso airport to the centre of Venice?
A6: A bus connect the Treviso airport and Piazzale Roma (stops in Mestre too).
Q7: How to go from Venice to Milan (or Milan to Venice)?
A7: There are trains almost every hour, the trip takes about 3 hours.
Q8: How to go from Venice to Florence (or Florence to Venice)?
A8: There are trains almost every hour, the trip takes just over 2 hours.
Q9: There are floods in Venice?
A9: During the months of autumn / winter (October to April) can arise flooding (acqua alta). This phenomenon occurs with an inter-connection of several factors. In December 2008 the waters rose 156 cm, in December 2009 rose by 145, the record was set in November 1966 when the waters rose 194 cm.
Q10: Venice continues to sink?
A10: When the industrie of Marghera stopped drawing water from underground this issue was apparently resolved.
Q11: The buildings of Venice are constructed on top of what?
A11: The foundations of buildings of Venice, are over millions of pine buried, and the absence of oxygen, petrified. There are also stone slabs of Istria doing base.
Q12: How deep is the Laguna?
A12: In the deepest point has 15 meters. Not to block the main routes in the city with the silting were diverted two rivers to the Adriatic Sea away from the Laguna.
Q13: The water of the fountains is potable?
A13: The water is potable and is subject to constant testing, is as safe to drink from a fountain such as a hotel.
Q14: How much cost to see a Vivaldi’s concert?
A14: There are some churches with frequent concerts of Vivaldi, a Venetian. Often the work is naturally chosen “The Four Seasons”. The ticket prices vary but are around 20 euros.
Q15: The hotels sell out easily in Venice? Should I book in advance?
A15: Venice has so much tourism 365 days a year, you should book hotel in advance.
Q16: How many days should I visit Venice?
A16: It is a difficult question to answer, you can visit Venice one day, arrive in the morning and leave by train at the end of the day but will leave almost everything to see. If sleeping 3 nights can already see some things. To see clearly the “Venice of the channels” and can go to the Lido, Murano and Burano maybe a full week. But it always depends on the pace of the visitor and personal preferences. Venice has hundreds of beautiful churches, stunning palaces, museums, bridges, islands, plenty of things to explore. If the first visit is short, will dictate his return certainly to one of the most romantic cities in the world.
Q17: What cities near Venice worth visit?
A17: Near Venice there are the cities of Verona, Vicenza and Padua.
Q18: How many neighborhoods has Venice?
A18: Venica has six neighborhoods, Cannaregio, Castello, Dorsoduro, San Marco, Santa Croce and San Polo.
Q19: How many bridges has Venice?
A19: Venice has over 400 bridges.
Q20: How many churches has Venice?
A20: Venice has between 150 and 200 churches.
Q21: How many palaces has Venice?
A21: Venice has around 500 palaces, the most famous is the Doge’s Palace.
Q22: Which are the famous Venice’s landmarks?
A22: Venice has many landmarks known worldwide as Piazza San Marco (St Mark’s Square), the St Mark’s Basilica, the Grand Canal, the Doge’s Palace, the Rialto Bridge, the Bridge of Sights and much more.
Q23: Which are the islands of Laguna?
A23: The most known are the Lido, Murano, Giudecca, Burano, San Giorgio Maggiore and Torcello but there are more.
Q24: Venice is really crowd during the Carnival?
A24: Yes, but it deserves a visit in that time, Carnival in Venice is really magic.