Water Taxi • Venice triptravel tips and secrets - and if you don't pay attention in time, they can easily become travel or tourist trappings:• MIND BEFORE YOU BOOK YOUR ACCOMMODATION:• But there is always the solution of staying outside the water city of Venice (in hotels or hostels) which allows you to reach the center of the city either by your car or by public transport and it will save you money from overnight stays although you will lose time on traveling inside and outside the floating city.• In order to earn a cheaper accomodation rate in Venice, either if you choose to stay in the floating city either in a city close to Venice (and you will be visiting Venice on a day trip basis) no matter if you are a hotel lover or hostel traveler, it is far more important to pay ahead attention to the period you will pay the visit.• On the other hand if you travel with others fellow travel buddies of an elderly age or with movement disabilities or with buddies who don't actually love walking, you have to be determined that in order to see the entire Venice and its most tourist islands - like Murano (Murano is known for its art glass, sometimes referred to as Venetian glass), and the colorful island of Bourano (with its brightly colored fishermen's houses and its casual eateries serving seafood from the lagoon) or even for the very simple issue of getting your suitcases (not to be dragged on all the narrow streets of Venice) to your hotel, you will might have to spend extra money on gondolas or expensive water taxis (which offers a degree of difficulty in boarding your elderly travelers and the owner of the boat is not allowed to leave its boat and help you with the suitcases).• Also, before you book your stay, you need to pay attention to some technical issues first.• For a more economical stay in Venice, try the hotels Ca’ San Giorgio (gothic building in the historic center of Venice, a 5-minute walk from Santa Lucia Train Station) the 3* hotel Al Ponte Mocenigo (prices from 80 euro / double / overnight) the 4 stars Ambasciatori Hotel Venezia (in Mestre but the bus stop for Venice is right in front of the hotel's main entrance) the more budget Hotel Giovannina (two minutes from Venice's Mestre train station) or the 3* Hotel Autoespresso in Marghera city.•Ambasciatori Hotel, Hotel Giovannina and Hotel Autoespresso are located outside the city of Venice but with on a good road connection to it.• Generator Venice in the heart of Venice - Fondamenta Zitelle 86, Venezia. Prices start at around € 30 per room / night and offers even more affordable rates for rooms you agree to share with others travellers.• We Crociferi hostel: • Bed & Venice – Casa Per Ferie La Pieta (nothing more than what its name says, but its private rental rooms in the high tourist season, cost about 75 euros / night).• Anda Venice Hostel located 8.7 km outside the city of Venice, in Mestre, with a great location (next to a train station with direct routes to the center of Venice) and overnight accomodation rates from 15 euros. 
• FOOD ON A BUDGET IN VENICE:• Eat like a local, the best Cicheti (a combination of small Venetian traditional appetizers) in town atAll’Arco (casual ταβέρνα) near the famous Rialto Bridge, as well as fresh fish accompanied by zingy prosecco. And all those at a very cheap price (usually less than € 20, near the Rialto Bridge).• Dine light among the locals, with a local flavor, to the excellent Osteria Al Squero, near the Giudeca Canal, one of the best choices you have in the city of Venice for a quality and an economic lpass of wine or aperol spritz, beers (3 euros/glass), Cicheti from 1,40 euros / item an ideal meeting - point for vegerterians too.• By the Ponte dei Tre Archi canal, in Pizzeria Bigoleria Gnoccheria you will enjoy tasty Capricciosa pizza with porcini mushrooms and brie cheese ( price for pizzas around 8 - 9.5 euros) but also gnocchi and fresh pasta dishes and if you prefer it in the late afternoon, you will have your meal accompanied with a very beautiful sunset.• Tasty Italian food at affordable prices will also eat at the Bacaro Quebrado (3.5 euros for Spritz, 2 euros for water and 1.5 euros for a small glass of wine without an extra couver charge). His spaghetti with shrimp and mussels as well as those with meat are suggested (cost about or less than 12 euros per serving). • Eat local crepes (interesting vegan options are offerd too) in Cocaeta - Non le solite Crepes (crepa prices start from € 4.5 to 12) probably with a waiting time as it's a small place and all the crepes are cooked by the owner and his passion at the exact time. • Try tasty and affordable street food, homemade sandwiches and excellent cheeses and sausages, accompanied by local wines and overlooking the quiet canal. All in the small but welcoming La Bottiglia - Local Street Food.• Tast the delicious tapas suggestion, accompanied by a glass of wine, in the small in space but great in ideas and competitive prices Bacareto Da Lele near the train station to eat a nice and economical Italian pasta with pesto or duck for about 6 euros / dish at Bigoi Venezia and finish your meal with a delicious Italian ice cream as a dessert at Suso Gelatoteca - hidden in a small arcade, just a few meters from the Rialto Bridge (we distinguished the ice cream flavors of peanut, mango, toffee candy and dark chocolate) with prices less than 5 euros for 3 (large) ice cream balls.• Take advantage of the happy hour's cheaper prices of the famous (and full of bars) street of Bacari, drinking proseco and small glasses of wine at a price near to € 0.60 / each. 
• SIGHTS WITH ECONOMIC TICKETS:• The entrance to the magnificent interior of St. Mark's Basilica is totaly free. Built in 828 AD, this architectural wonder (basilicasanmarco.it) is clad with precious marbles from Syria, Egypt and Palestine and more than 8500 square meters of mosaic gold.• In the famous opera of Venice (which has recently been renovated) you can make a small tour of the Teatro La Fenice in just 10€/pax. For more information and to be informed about its unique performances, click to Teatro La Fenice di Venezia.• Likewise, beyond the Grand Canal, the magnificent architecture of the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute in Longhena is also something you can visit for free.• Many Venetian churches, such as La Salute, contain invaluable works of art and are worth visiting, especially with a combined ticket - Pass Chorus (adult fare 12 € - reduced ticket 8 €, valid for 1 year, which can be purchased online from chorusvenezia.org) and which provides you access to 16 churches, including I Frari and San Sebastiano.• Fee walking tours in Venice you will find, as well as paid walking tours.
• But for many - beyond the sights, the bustling canals and the streets full of shops and tourists - the true beauty of Venice and its priceless value is the city itself: An architectural masterpiece of floating palaces built of Istrian stone.
• THE CHEAPEST TRANSPORTATION IN VENICE:• Be aware that the cheapest way to reveal Venice's secrets - within the city - is definitely on foot. So wear your comfortable and stylish shoes (you are not too far from Milan, don't forget about style) and get ready for a long walk.• You can cross the Grand Canal with a water-friendly sea-bus.• Also, if you insist on a ride on the waterways of Venice with the picturesque gondola instead of paying 80 € / person for a half-hour walk, try to find in the Tu.Ri.Ve summer or winter gondola's tour deals at the price of 49€ / person.
• TRANSPORTATION FROM/TO THE AIRPORT:• Treviso airport connects to Piazzale Roma Terminal with the ATVO bus (70-minute route at a cost of 12 € one way or 22 € on a return ticket).• From Marco's Polo airport you can reach the city of Venice either on 4 wheels or by the sea. Bus travel is faster and cheaper but the choice of boat is much more in Venice style (and expensive, as a water taxi for a 25 minute journey like this, charges a small group of people approximately 100 euros - and the owner of the sea taxi is not allowed to leave his boat and come out to help you with the suitcases).• Returning to the most economy suggestion of the airport bus to the city of Venice, from Marco Polo airport there is the ATVO express
which does not stop on the way and reaches Venice's center (specifically on Piazzale Roma) in 20 minutes.• There is also another budget bus of ACTV line 5 which will take you from the Venice Marco Polo VCE airport to the center of the town. Tickets for this bus cost almost the same price like those of the ATVO buses and can be bought even in the coffee shops where you can buy newspapers called Tabacchi (with a big T letter over them).Lily's Suggestion: The ticket on the ACTV bus line 5 should be validated within the bus via a ticket machine - if you insist on preferring this bus but frankly I would suggest you to pick ATVO express which offers you free wi-fi, it's faster and have a bigger space for your luggages.• Finally, if you travel e.g. 4 people without a lot of suitcases (so they can be transported by a single car), you can share the cost of a taxi to / from
Marco Polo airport which will cost about 45 euros (the total price for all you four).♡ Thank you all for your trust and support!
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