I couldn’t believe my eyes. The other night, on the way back from a review of every varitel, DOC and DOCG in Lazio, Abruzzo and Campania (can you actually get a degree in wine?), I walked passed the vap stop at the train station. For some reason, something caught my eye from behind the ticket…
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Here’s a brief summary of the public transit fares for navigation (i.e., the vaporetto) posted by the ACTV. Most fares have increased by €2 for 2009. The Youth fare for the three-day pass did not increase. ATTENZIONE: The fares for Travel Cards (along with a variety of other services) are discounted substantially if you book…
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What a fuss there was when vaporetto Line 3 (for season ticket holders only) began plowing the waters of the Grand Canal last January. One article in a British newspaper referred to the “poor tourist” who was restricted to only those vaporetti that were more numerous, more frequent, and made faster progress up and down…
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