You can move between the sights of Venice not only on foot or on gondolas. The city also has public transport - unusual, but convenient. We are talking about vaporetto, passenger ships, cruising along the canals of Venice and between the islands of the Venetian archipelago. Let's try to understand the features of this type of transport in order to use it efficiently and without overpaying.
Category: Venice
Do you consider yourself a talented and sophisticated photographer? It seems these cute birds have passed you. Ordinary cranes participating in the project of the Air Force “Winged Planet” TV channel performed a fantastic shooting of Venice, which is truly breathtaking! The aim of the project is to show people what only birds can see using different shooting methods.
The first thing that guests of Venice see when arriving in the city on the water by train is the Santa Lucia Station (Stazione di Venezia Santa Lucia). This building can be called a "black sheep" among other Venetian buildings: it was built relatively recently: in the middle of the 20th century. Nevertheless, when the tourist’s foot just steps on the platform of Santa Lucia, he immediately smells an amazing Venetian smell of damp and mud, which, however, still conveys a certain romantic spirit.
Someone wants to get acquainted with the beautiful architecture of the city on the water, someone wants to tie the knot here, and someone goes to Venice to plunge into the culture of this place and learn as much as possible about its traditions and features. In addition to the outstanding architecture and landscapes of amazing beauty, of course, Venice is famous for being located on the islands in a wonderful and picturesque lagoon, surrounded on all sides by water.