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Oh, Toto, I don’t think we’re even in Italy anymore.

Tanti auguri a te: Venice is 1588 years old today

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To commemorate Venice’s 1588th birthday, there will be an important program today at 16:30 in the Palazzo Ducale, in the Sala dello Scutinio. However, the Coordinamento of Voga Rowing Clubs are not letting this occasion pass without organizing their own extraordinary celebration. They’ll be towing the Serenissima up-river to Cremona, then rowing downstream for 36 hours straight to arrive in the lagoon at Chioggia on Sunday morning, row across the barrier islands and Pellestrina to Lido, and enter the Bacino to some well-deserved fanfare.

Should the weather hold, there’ll be a host of oar-powered craft to accompany and receive the Serenissima on its reentry.

So, keep your eyes peeled for this grand entrance, and give these proud, exhausted rowers an enthusiastic reception.

Once again, Happy Birthday, Venezia! You don’t look a day over 1488…

Organ concerts for Lent at the San Marco Basilica

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More concerts from Alberto Fano and the association archiviofano.it

In observation of Lent, 2009
“Ad Te levavioculos meos” (Ps.122)

6 organ concerts at the
BASILICA DI SAN MARCO

ELEVAZIONI MUSICALI AL VESPRO

Music by composers of the 15th to 19th centuries

Organist
ROBERTO MICCONI

Sundays at  5 p.m.
March 1st, 8th, 15th,  29th; April 5th

Celebration of Vespers
Saturday, March 21st, 5:30 p.m.
Giorno di Organistica Europea in honor of J.S.Bach

NOTE:
There is no charge for the concerts.
Enter from  Piazzetta dei Leoncini on the north side of the Basilica

Venice Vaporetto Fares

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Updated August, 2019.

Here’s a brief summary of the public transit fares for navigation (i.e., the vaporetto) posted by the ACTV.

Single Ticket

€7,50 – Single water bus fare may be purchased in advance or on board. This ticket is good for one 60-minute journey on the Venice network (does not include Alilaguna airport transport or the Fusina or Clodia lines). It can be purchased at any ticket booth or on board. Do let the attendent know you need one as you board, to avoid the possibility of a hefty fine.

Unlimited-Use Travel Passes includes one item of luggage per passenger. These passes are valid for a specified number of hours from the time it’s stamped. Good for land, lagoon, and Lido public transport as well.

  • €20 – 24 hours
  • €30 – 48 hours
  • €40 – 72 hours
  • €72 – 1 week
  • €20 – Three-day Youth card, issued only upon presentation of the Rolling Venice Card (€4, ages 14 – 29), for purchase once you arrive from any HelloVenezia vendor.

Conference Card, Student, and organized groups – special requests.

Discounts for groups of various types. Reserved in advance through the offices of HelloVenezia, +39 041 2424. Valid from 1 to 8 days.

VeneziaUnica City Pass

If you are a frequent visitor to Venice, you might consider the Venezia Unica City Pass. It’s a significant investment if you’re not a resident of Venice or the Veneto (€50), but you can save money in the long term. See the ACTV site for complete information (scroll down to VeneziaUnica City Pass).

For complete info on transportation and events, see this post, or contact Venezia Unica at +39 041 2424 from 8a to 8p daily (English spoken).

Venice is now Connected, ur-rah!

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If this works, it could be a very good thing.

Active as of today, VeniceConnected.com guarantees you lower prices for a variety of venues and services (along with avoiding having to stand in line to buy them) if you book through their site. You must make your purchase at least 15 days in advance, but low, medium, and high visitation periods are colorfully indicated on the calendar you’ll use in the booking process, so you can determine when your savings will be greatest.

At the moment, you can  reserve parking, purchase public transport passes (from 12 hours to 7 days, good for ACTV vaporetto & land buses), Alilaguna airport transfers, museum passes, paid toilet services by the day or the week. Wi-fi access (city-wide availability due mid-year!) and Casinò entrance are included with any other purchases.

I’ve created a VeniceConnected article with more info, usage instructions, and some screen shots. If you use the site, do come back and post your experience with it.

Incrociamo le dita…

VeniceConnected: Giulia’s online as of Feb 1

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I can’t wait to try it out.

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Beginning February 1, the multi-lingual avatar Giulia will be at VeniceConnected.com to help you reserve selected services in advance of arriving in Venice…and letting you know when they’re discounted the most (that is, when the city is less crowded). If this works, everyone will benefit: Venice, travelers, vendors…maybe even locals.

With Giulia’s assistance, VeniceConnected.com will allow the traveler to review a variety of services, reserving and paying in advance for those they need. At the moment these are limited to vaporetto passes, museum tickets and passes, parking (don’t park, drop the rental), and so on, but more will be added as time goes on, including city wi-fi access when it arrives later this year (woot!).

According to the press release, the site will function as a one-stop-shop, where instead of going to individual sites to purchase various services, you can not only accomplish it in one operation, but score a discount in the bargain. Once you select your service and make your payment, you’ll be assigned a voucher number, that will give you direct access to the prepaid services, and a bar-code that will allow you to check the status of the services you’ve purchased.

If you’re plannng a trip yourself, you’ll have to give it a try and get back with your results.

Incrociamo le dita…