Now you're in Venice! Venice is a city where you can

• Take a stroll on foot.
  
  You'll get to know all of its out of the way and unusual nooks and crannies, perhaps far off the more beaten paths. Distances are short: Get a map of the city, but don’t bother to get “lost” in the back streets, bridges and campi (squares) that make up the real Venice..
  
  Yellow signs, usually on the wall of a corner building, will direct you to the major spots.
  
  Keep right when walking in the city street. Never stop on bridges.
  
  Do not be bewildered by “acqua alta” (flooding) : you can still visit the city by using the wooden walkways.
  For information, visit the website of the Centro Maree (Tide Forecasts and Reporting Centre) or call 041.2411996.
  
  To enjoy a virtual vist of Venice and find information relating to tourist attractions, consult the map Virtual Venice
  
  
• Take the vaporetto (water bus, ACTV public transportation).
  
  At this website you can find information about routes, fares and timetable.
  
  You can buy the ACTV tickets at the ticket booths at the docks or the VE.LA. ticket offices.
  You can also buy tickets from one of the many authorised sellers (tobacconists’, newspaper stores and some cafés): remember to stamp your ticket in the yellow machine before getting on the vaporetto.
  Tickets are not sold on board the boats. If you find yourself on board without a ticket, inform the ACTV crew immediately so as to avoid paying a fine.
  
  Venicecard is a ticket that allows you to use the main tourist services that the City offers to the visitor.
  
  For travelling in tranquility please follow some simple suggestions.
  
  At the boat stop there are maps depicting the directions all boats stopping there are going: the vaporetto is an easy way to admire all the mansions and buildings that overlook the Grand Canal and the lagoon.
  
  
  
• Cross the Grand Canal on (traghetti) ferry crossing.
  
  You can feel the excitement of a gondola ride cheaply by using the ferry crossings that link the various parts of the two sides of the Grand Canal. Venetians use this transportation when they need to move quickly from one side of the Grand Canal to another without crossing one of its three bridges. There is a gondola ferry at San Marcuola, Santa Sofia, San Tomà, San Samuele, Santa Maria del Giglio, and the Dogana (crossable when the strand is repaired).
  
  The fare is � 0,40.
  
  
  
  
• Take a water taxi, recognisable by the yellow strip on the sides and the concession number.
  
  
  
  
• Take a gondola, surely the most romantic way to sightsee in Venice.
  The institution for the preservation of the gondola and the protection of the gondolier publishes the fares on its official web site.