Ca' Centopietre Bed and Breakfast Venice, Italy

"Venice Connected": new on-line booking system for public tourist services

Dear Guests,

Starting February 1st it will be much easier to book a holiday in Venice thanks to "Venice Connected", the new on-line reservation system set up by the City of Venice. Simply by going to www.veniceconnected.com it will be possible to book and buy on-line all public tourist services in town and save money at the same time.

Hereby the list of services:

        public transport in Venice and to all the Island

 

        public water transport to/from the airport

        public bus transport to/from the airport

        Communal parking in Piazzale Roma

        Civic Museums, including the Doge's Palace

        public toilets 

        weddings at the Town Hall.

In order to buy reduced tickets, on-line bookings will be have to be made 15 days in advance. This means that starting from February 16th the new "Venice Connected" pricing system will be in use. Prices will vary according to low, middle and high season, which will be marked respectively in green, blue and red days on the "Venice Connected" on-line calendar. Therefore, by booking on-line, tourists will be given the chance not only to save their money, but also to know the City's "sustainability grade" in advance and consequently to choose to come in less crowed periods.

"Acqua Alta" In Venice

 

 

 

Dear Guests,

you my hear or read from media that we have experience of high water in in Venice on the last days, I understand that for people never been in Venice or don't leaves here can be considerer an incredible catastrophy.

But we have to be honest with you high water is every 12 hours during the day like a normal marea at anywhere, the exception for Venice is that we are on the ground level therefore some time we

have high water flood in the city.

Acqua Alta is a phenomenon that regularly occurs in the city of Venice, most commonly during high and spring tide. It involves the flooding of the most low-lying areas of Venice or, in more severe cases, up to 96% of the City. By official definition, acqua alta occurs when water is higher than 90mm ( 3,54) above normal tide.

Acqua Alta occurs when certain events coincide:

A very high tide, usually during a full or new moon

Low atmospheric pressure

A scirocco wind blowing up the narrow, shallow Adriatic Sea, which forces water into the Venetian Lagoon

 

One of the lowest points of Venice is St. Mark's Square (or the Piazza San Marco) and this point is flooded most regularly.

The municipality of Venice has implemented a number of measures to ensure life continues as normally as possible. For example, boarding for pedestrians to walk on is erected during particularly severe times of flood (although it is advisable to wear rubber boots).

On the link below you will find the tide water forecast for the next 2/3 days

http://www.comune.venezia.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/1748