Venice for Visitors logo



Accademia Bridge

from: Fisheye Venice

photo

A vaporetto station is on the southern or left bank of the Grand Canal, just to the left of the Accademia Bridge in this photo. You can buy waterbus tickets at the Actv booth. Validate your ticket in the yellow stamping machine before boarding the vaporetto.

You'll also find a public lavatory just beneath the bridge.

photoPizzeria Accademia, on the right side of the bridge's steps, has outdoor tables facing the Grand Canal year-round. (I haven't eaten there, but the authors of Chow! Venice recommend it, and the prices are reasonable for the location.)

Inset photo: The operator of a newsstand by the Accademia deserves credit for helping to keep his city clean: After a dog regurgitated on the pavement, the news vendor produced a broom, dipped it in the Grand Canal, and swept away the dog vomit.




Also see:

The premier travel-planning site
for Venice, Italy since 1997

Durant and Cheryl Imboden


Too many bridges, too little time?
Choose from handpicked Venice hotels (in all price ranges) within 0, 1, or 2 bridges of airport buses, taxis, trains, cruise piers, and airport-boat stops. We show maps, directions, booking links, and hotel Web sites.
» Click for easy-to-reach hotels



Venice for Cruisers:

L'AUSTRAL in Venice

(c) iStockphoto.com/Robin Ahle

Need a car in Europe?

Auto Europe guarantees the lowest rental rates for standard cars, sports cars, SUVs, luxury cars, chauffered sedans, and RVs. Its Web site also has driving information for 38 countries.

If you live outside the EU, a tax-free Renault or Peugeot tourist lease can be cheaper than renting. Minimum driver age is 18, there' s no upper age limit, and rates include insurance. See: Short-term car leasing.


Our blogs:


Mobile pages banner

 


Copyright © 1996-2013 Durant & Cheryl Imboden and their licensors.
All rights reserved.