| Lost in Venice? Tourists have been getting lost in | | | | closest vaporetto terminal to them. For the hotel at |
| Venice since the 14th century! | | | | 5068 Cannaregio, the closest terminal would be |
| A detailed map of this enchanting city is about as rare | | | | Fondamenta Nove. |
| as finding a decent slice of pizza in Venice. You could | | | | When you disembark the vaporetto, find the nearest |
| ask someone for directions, but Venetians are pretty | | | | street and note the first number you see. All |
| thin on the ground these days. Tourists outnumber the | | | | businesses and residences in Venice have this number |
| locals 300 to 1. But you don't need a local to find your | | | | stencilled above their doorways. They are all very |
| hotel if you understand how addresses in Venice | | | | visible and well maintained, so they're hard to miss. |
| work. | | | | It's a simple matter of noting how the number goes up |
| Venetian addresses are different in that they don't | | | | and down to determine if you turn left or right, head |
| locate a residence or business on a street, but rather | | | | north or south, or cross a street or bridge. Continue |
| in one of Venice's six sestierei, or districts. For | | | | walking and follow how the numbers change until you |
| example, if the address of your hotel is 5068 | | | | reach your hotel. It's a lot faster than looking out for |
| Cannaregio, don't go looking for Cannaregio Street. | | | | street names which are often not posted. |
| You're not going to find it. Canneregio is the name of | | | | On a final note, it's important to familiarise yourself with |
| the district your hotel is located in. | | | | where one district ends and another begins. A clue |
| All arrivals into Venice are by way of the Piazzale | | | | that you've crossed into another district, and are going |
| Roma bus terminal or the Santa Lucia train station. As | | | | the wrong way, is that the numbers change drastically |
| no cars, bikes or motorcycles are allowed, you'll be | | | | when you cross a bridge (like from 3050 to 5015 in |
| getting to your hotel by vaporetto (water bus). Before | | | | just ten meters). Simply turn around and go back the |
| arriving, contact your hotel and ask them what is the | | | | way you came. |