If you are coming to Venice from within Italy, the best way to travel is by train. There are few parking spaces in Piazzale Roma, and these are normally costly and almost always occupied. If you decide to drive to Tronchetto, you will find that the situation there is not much better. It makes sense to leave your car in Mestre in a supervised car park and take a train into the center of Venice. When... more local info
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Venice NeighborhoodsThe northern part of Cannaregio is the most quiet and residential area in Venice, where little shops sell common things and the bars are full of Venetians. The southern part has the lively Strada... more neighborhoods History
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