2012 edition of the Venice Carnival: Life is theatre! It's time to get masked!

Next Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 at the 'Auditorium Santa Margherita in Venice  the annual Conference " SYSTEM TOURISM VENICE"(in Italian). Representatives of the main institutions will attend.

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The City of Venice will enforce a new tourist tax for visitors staying overnight, starting from August 24th (with no retrospective effect).
The decision was taken by the City Council last June 23rd, when the new tax regulations were approved, after the Italian Government passed the national law on "Regulations on the subject of municipal federalism", according to which local authorities are entitled to enforce tourist taxes in order to finance tourism, maintenance of cultural heritage sites and environment, as well as public services.
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The "Art vaporetto", a new waterbus line dedicated to tourists  will connect the main sites of the cultural heritage in Venice. It will leave from Santa Lucia Railway station and end at San Giorgio Maggiore, with 8 stops in between, and will run every 30 minutes, from 9 am until 8 pm.  It will work like the Hop-On, Hop-Off buses:  with the  special ticket., costing 22 €, a welcome kit including a city map and other information about cultural institutions who are partners in the project, will be supplied.

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Licensed water taxis have a yellow stripe with a license number: the new fares went into effect last July 1st...
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The new land taxi fares are in force.
New fixed fares for
Ospedale dell'Angelo
Airport
Via Poerio/ Stazione di Mestre to Piazzale Roma

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An overview of tourism in Venice in 2010 and Provisional data of 2011,  monitoring the Tourism in Venice city centre, Venice mainland and Marghera, Venice Lido.

The study is based on APT (Tourist Board of Venice) data

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To know the tide forecast, visit the official website of the Centro Maree of the Venice Municipality.
 
Measurements refer to the sea level: when water level exceeds 90 cms. from sea level calculated in normal conditions at Punta della Dogana, you may see "acqua alta" in some of the streets and squares of Venice. 
Do not think you'll see water 90 cms. high: this measure refers to the sea level!
Usually it is just a few cms. and during "acqua alta" peak hours, we suggest that you wear waterproof boots, but you can also walk on the wooden temporary "walkways" which are strategically placed.
 
Remember "Acqua alta" does not last all day and record high tides are very infrequent. Only very seldom are wide parts of the city flooded. 

These floods are generally limited to a few centimetres of water: even in high water events Venice is a city suitable for normal living ... watch the video

Frequently Asked Questions
 

Venice is a unique city not only for its artistic richness and natural environment but also for its particular morphology. The city is made up of 121 islets linked by 435 bridges, suggesting that the city is difficult to move about in and enjoy not only for people with reduced mobility but also for the elderly carrying their shopping, parents pushing a pram and visitors with their luggage.


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