0 Venise, vaporetto naviguant sur le Grand Canal 2

The vaporetto is a Venetian

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. There are 19 scheduled lines that serve locales within Venice, and travel between Venice and nearby islands, such as Murano,

Burano Burano is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, near Torcello at the northern end of the lagoon, known for its lace work and brightly coloured homes. The primary economy is tourism. Geography Burano is from Venice, a 45-minute t ...

, and

Lido Lido may refer to: Geography Africa * Lido, a district in the city of Fez, Morocco Asia * Lido, an area in Chaoyang District, Beijing * Lido, a cinema theater in Siam Square shopping area in Bangkok * Lido City, a resort in West Java owned by MN ...

. The name, ''vaporetto'', could be translated as "little steamer", and refers to similarly purposed ships in the past that were run by steam. The natives call the vaporetto batèlo or vaporino. The waterbus line is operated by Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano (Actv), the Venetian public transport system. The vaporetto is necessary in Venice as deep canals prohibit building underground railways, and there is no space for overground trains, leaving the canals as the only viable rapid transport system. Most vaporetti have disability access. Vaporetti Venice Lagoon

It has twenty-four-hour scheduled service, with

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varying by the line. Line 1 serves the Grand Canal. Several lines are limited to the summer season, April to October. ACTV sells 12-, 24-, 36-, 48- and 72-hour passes as well as single-journey tickets and 7-day passes. The private express company Alilaguna also operates a limited water bus service, to the airport for example, although its boats (including a new one that is a hybrid electric/diesel) are not technically considered to be vaporetti. The first vaporetto appeared in 1881, in competition with

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and hotel boatmen. The subsequent debate that the first few vaporettos caused helped shaped their role as "Venetian buses", as well as helping the gondoliers, as the only ones with access into the smaller waterways, continue into the present day.Davis, Robert C, and Garry R Marvin. Venice, the Tourist Maze: a Cultural Critique of the World's Most Touristed City. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005. pp. 140-42.

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Vaporetto No. 1 is considered the main tourist route in Venice, since its main part passes along the Grand Canal. Boats starts from

Piazzale Roma Piazzale Roma is a square in Venice, Italy, at the entrance of the city, at the end of the Ponte della Libertà. Piazzale Roma and nearby Tronchetto island are the only places in Venice's insular urban core accessible to ground motor vehicles, s ...

and ends its way on the island of Lido. Route No. 1 stops at each stop along the way. Therefore, it takes up to 45 minutes to cover the distance from Santa Lucia Station to

Piazza San Marco Piazza San Marco (; vec, Piasa San Marco), often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as ''la Piazza'' ("the Square"). All other urban spaces in the city (exc ...

. Note that the vaporetto on this route does not stop at island of

San Giorgio Maggiore San Giorgio Maggiore ( vec, San Zorzi Mazor) is one of the islands of Venice, northern Italy, lying east of the Giudecca and south of the main island group. The island, or more specifically its Palladian church, is an important landmark. It ha ...

. Despite the fact that the basilica located there is one of the main attractions of Venice. Vaporetto route 2 is much faster and therefore more convenient. Boats can move both from P.le Roma along the Grand Canal to San Marco and along the

Giudecca Canal The Giudecca Canal ( vec, Canal de ła Zueca) is a body of water that flows into the San Marco basin in Venice, Italy. It is one of the major canals in the city, it bisects the ''sestieri'' of Dorsoduro, separating Giudecca island and district f ...

. In the first case, the boat does not stop at Salute, near the famous church of

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. And also at island of San Giorgio Maggiore - in contrast to the number 2 vaporetto coming trough the Giudecca Canal. Venezia Unica

Vaporetto number 3 is the only route that directly links P.le Roma with the island of Murano. You can get to Burano,

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, and

Torcello Torcello ( la, Torcellum; vec, Torceło) is a sparsely populated island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon, in north-eastern Italy. It was first settled in 452 CE and has been referred to as the parent island from which Venice was p ...

by vaporetto No. 12. You can also get to Murano with the help of (indirect) vaporetto No. 4.1, 4.2.

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External links

Main website for the VaporettoTicket offices for the VaporettoMain tourist lines, tariffs, discounts
Public transport in Italy Water taxis Water transport in Venice {{Italy-transport-stub

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