European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tote views from the water buses at fantastic and cheap. Boatmen bin Tuth the Bridget of sight. There Are no can in Venice 94,000 lire about $72 fur .1 double with Bath. That s nearly the same Price is ii double 195,000 lire in Mestre s three it a Plaza hotel situated directly across the Street from the City s Mil station. Cars can be left in Mestre but leave no valuables or important documents in i pm. Venice is Len minutes away. Train fare is 8011 lire about 60 cents. The bus is even less. A train is by far the Best Way to arrive in Venice. The tourist gels of and finds himself smack in the Middle of the City. Since there Are no streets Only canals a car is useless in Venice Anil can be .1 costly liability. Parking in the gauges of Venk e i i at Roma Ca n Cost As much As 24,000 lire nearly $211 or in. Parking on nearby Tronchetti Island also is no a Good idea because the parking is nut secure and a medium sized inf tints 2,000 lire about $ i so for three hours and lire about feb for 12 hours. It is much better if you Tan find room to Park in he space Between the fat lories of Maghera and the Delia Liberia Bridge. The lot curls Only 2.sou lire about s2l per and is Well served by buses to Venice. They Curne by i \ Ery three or four min lev in the summer when other lots Are full it May be Mure convenient to leave cars in lots in san Chi Okinu and fusing. Both ire Well served by ferry Boals la Venice s St. Mark s Square. Selling about in vim i1 Calls for a simple i Hoice either walk o take a boat. Venice because it is a Metropolis without a single automobile is the most walkable of cities int tint Lime visitors will probably want to travel by water. Avoid water taxi and gondolas both Art extremely expensive. Take the water buses. From the Lagoon City s Mil terminal. Vene a Santa Lucia or front the nearby bus terminal at Piai Aei Koma you May take the pm. Municipal water bus. It goes up the lung undulating to St. Mark s Square and beyond to the elongated Lido resort Island that separates the Lagoon from the Adriatic sea. The boats sail every 10 minute in both directions most of the Day. At night it s Ahi it every 20 or to minutes. The fide up i he grand canal lined with 200 imposing palaces the i Neptun merchant princes erected from the late Middle Ages to the Ibsh Century. Is ,1 thrill and a cheap thrill at that. The fare is 1,500 lire Aboul s1,15 on line 1 for adults and for children More than to fee4 inches. Smaller children travel fret. The ticket covers the trip All the way1 in i he i in but most tourists get out it St. Mark s about a .1 1-Mintili trip i rom the rail station. Line 2, faster and with Lew Erst Ops covers the same route and costs Sll Olire More. One of Venice s Best buys is the daily pass for free circulation. Ii is valid on certain Vapo Rellos covering the main City lines As Well As some of the islands. The pass is Good for As Many trips As you can make in one Day costs lire about of. I is and eliminates frequent Waits in crowded ticket lines in july and August Venice is jammed with visitors and the weather is steamy Anil Sticky. Try to avoid these sweltering months. Tarly Spring autumn and Winter Ore the Bosl limes to visit. The prime months Are definitely May and the second half of september and Oci uber when the weather is still warm but the a Crisp. In november the fuss begin together with Theli Ilal flooding or tin loner stations i Herity. These ire the weeks when the melancholy fascination of Venice pulls most strongly. Winter though cold enough to Iriny it utter Clear and dry. Vim won t have to Szimul Imti h Numey on m x enit e. The to Bole i Ity car be walked end in end in a mini arum walking is the most rewarding Way of sex Lar Iii the Oty also it s the Only Way to avoid the tourist hordes. However even the most crowded sections ground St. Mark s Square Ian be Miled in Peate b walking in if a at night or in the very morning. Venice is one of the safes european duties and Lale night walks Are part of the magic of a visit. While you la have top in reasonable admission charges to explore not to be missed attractions such As the doges Palace acc Demica gallery the Peggy Guggenheim museum and Ca Rezzonico he museum of 10th-Century Venice Many of the main glories of Venice Are outside and Are free for viewing. Sadly venetian restaurants often disappoint and considering the n, Fly have his prices. One Way to economise is to Patrom a some of tin Osl Erie workmen s bars thai serve irad Ilizal venetian fast foods consisting of conked meals fish and generously filled sandwiches. They Cost 3 fraction of restaurant prices and in Many of them you can also sit Down. A few that Garner High Marks Are Osterlad Antico Polo at 778 san Polo on the Markel Side of the Rialto Bridge u closed sundays and in August Don Mori at j29 san Polo kb4 duty Luru Trattoria Capitan unc Ino at 111 i Santa once Trattoria allo colonel the at j87 san. Man of risk Oral e a italia uni Laal 11rs san Polo Trattoria Vii Piiru at ii Chinn Arpegio tavern i san 10 i Doi Smuro Ileal Bijj i a a Donovont 5-h.ws.di.ada a in i Possick the a St town in Frt i Lish. F fully. To save in just ilm tit amt Iii t it die drag Miia Rialon san and explore less famous Sei Lions sin h As the Ca Lelio. These will Surprise our Eves and h ill lie far less of a Burden on your budget. To Rill 1987 strip i a filing
