How to reach the Fourth Nanosafety School Dear Participant, Welcome to the fourth Nanosafety School! Here is some practical information to help make your stay in Venice as pleasant as possible. Arriving in Venice by airplane Venice airport Marco Polo Treviso airport Canova (about 25 Km from Venice) Arriving in Venice by train Railway station Venezia Santa Lucia 1
How to reach Venice from the Marco Polo airport By bus Line n 5 ACTV or shuttle ATVO to Venezia, Piazzale Roma/ Bus Terminal Line n 5 ACTV: it is a public transportation line. Busses make numerous stops before reaching Piazzale Roma. The journey takes approximately 30 minutes. The buses leave from a stop conveniently located in front of the arrivals area. The ACTV buses are orange. One- way ticket costs 2.50. ACTV website: http://www.actv.it/english/home.php Bus ATVO: A direct connection from the airport to Piazzale Roma that takes about 20 minutes; buses leave every half hour. Buses run from 8.50 (8.30 on Sundays and public holidays) to 23.40. The single ticket costs 3.00 including luggage. The buses leave outside the arrivals area on the right. The ATVO buses are blue. ATVO website: http://www.atvo.it/index.php?lang=en By taxi/water taxi Fare: about 30 for land taxi and 100 for water taxi How to reach Venice from the Treviso airport By bus Direct shuttle ATVO to Venezia, Piazzale Roma/Bus Terminal Departs from a stop located in front of the arrivals area of the airport Fare: one- way ticket is 5.00 / roundtrip ticket is 9.00 ATVO website: http://www.atvo.it/index.php?lang=en By taxi Fare: about 50 How to reach Venice by train Venice has rail connections with every major city in Italy and the rest of Europe. The main train station (Venezia Santa Lucia) is located next to the Grand Canal in the northwest corner of the city. Some trains stop at Venezia- Mestre on the mainland. To get from Venezia- Mestre to Santa Lucia, or vice versa (a 10-minute trip) you can take any train. However, please be aware that 2
there is an extra charge for travelling on Intercity and Eurocity trains that should be paid prior to departure. How to reach Venice by car Follow the sign to Venice. Once you arrive in Mestre, drive to the Ponte della Libertà a long straight road in the Lagoon, linking Venice to the mainland. In Venice you will arrive at Piazzale Roma. Here you have to leave your car and proceed by feet or boat. There are three parking areas at Piazzale Roma: the Autorimessa Comunale, the Garage S. Marco and the small open air car park S. Andrea. Contact data is provided below: ASM Venezia Piazzale Roma Garage (Loc. Piazzale Roma) tel. 0412727301 Parking Sant'Andrea (Loc. Piazzale Roma) tel. 0412727304 ASM Parking San Giuliano tel. 0415322632 Venezia Tronchetto Parking (Isola del Tronchetto) tel. 041527555 Venezia Garage San Marco (Loc. Piazzale Roma) tel. 0415232213 Transportation within Venice The public transportation in Venice is served by vaporetto boats. The company providing the service is called ACTV (website: http://www.actv.it/english/home.php). In the website you can find information about vaporetto lines and timetables. Single fare: 6,50 / ticket valid for 1 hour Tourist travel cards: * 16,00 - TICKET 12 HOURS * 18,00 - TICKET 24 HOURS * 23,00 - TICKET 36 HOURS * 28,00 - TICKET 48 HOURS * 33,00 - TICKET 72 HOURS * 50,00 - TICKET 7 DAYS 3
How to reach the meeting venue The school will take place in aula Baratto, located on the second floor of the Ca Foscari University main building. Ca' Foscari University of Venice (main building) Dorsoduro 3246 30123 Venice Piazzale Roma Ca' Foscari University main building The Ca' Foscari University building is located at about 10 minutes walking distance from Piazzale Roma. The road to the venue is indicated on the map below. 4
Piazzale Roma Ca Dolphin Ca Foscari University You can reach the Ca' Foscari University building also by boat: vaporetto lines n. 1, 2. The closest vaporetto stop is San Tomà. When got off the vaporetto boat, go straight till the end of Calle del Traghetto Vecchio (1). Turn left (following indications for Accademia- Ca' Rezzonico) into Calle del Campaniel (2), and then turn right into Fondamenta del Forner (3), following it until the bridge Ponte della Donna Onesta. Pass on the bridge (4) and go straight into Calle della donna Onesta. At the end of this little street, at the crossing of Crosera S. Pantalon and Calle Larga Foscari, take Calla Larga Foscari (5), pass on the bridge, and soon after the bridge on the left there is the Entrance of Ca Foscari University (6). It seems like a long road but actually it takes only 3 minutes. 5
Santa Lucia train station Ca' Foscari University main building The Ca' Foscari University building is at about 15 minutes walking distance from the Santa Lucia train station. The road to the venue is shown on the map below. Train Station Ca Dolphin Ca Foscari University 6