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Old January 11th, 2006, 05:06 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Default Weekly Pass on Venice Vaporetto


"Martin Bienwald" wrote in message
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www.actv.it also doesn't mention a weekly pass - only 24 hours, 72 hours,
and monthly passes. However, a monthly pass (EUR 25, or EUR 29 including
buses, for a calendar month) might be good value even for a one-week
stay.

http://www.actv.it/english/navigazio...62017b026fbf0e

But, sadly, you need to be a resident of the Veneto Region to apply for the
qualifying 'CartaVenezia'. I obtained one by a subterfuge several years ago
but they have tightened the controls considerably for issuing them now.



If you are a visitor and want to ride on the boat, then you pay the visitors
rate. It is something to do with a quaint notion that the multitude of
visitors who descend on the place like a hoard of Visigoths and blight the
lives of the residents should contribute in some way for the irritation that
they undoubtedly cause.