Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Police
Call
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113
in case of emergency;
or alert the officers at the Pronto
Intervento Stranieri (Fondamenta S.
Lorenzo;
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041-5284666
) in cases of
theft and petty crime.
Post Office
Venice's central post office
(on
Fodaco dei Tedeschi;
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041-
5289357; Mon-Sat 8:30am-6:30pm) is
near the Rialto Bridge.
Restrooms
In a city where you'll easily
spend the entire day away from your
hotel, it's good to know that there are
public restrooms, particularly near the
major tourist areas; these cost
€
.50 per
entry.
Telephones
The
dialing code
for Venice
is
041.
To place an
overseas call,
dial
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170
for assistance from an operator;
for
general assistance,
dial
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4176.
While there are many pay phones around
the city, don't expect them to work;
coin-operated machines are particularly
temperamental.
Tourist Offices
Venice Pavilion (
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041-
5298711; www.turismovenezia.it) is the
main tourist office,
located in a lagoon-
side building
near the Giardinetti Reale,
just moments from St. Mark's Square.
Other offices are in strategic positions:
at the train station
(Cannaregio;
%
041-
5298727);
across from the entrance to
the Museo Correr; in St. Mark's Square's
Procuratie Nuove
(
%
041-5298740);
at
the Garage Comunale, in Piazzale Roma
(
%
041-2411499); and
on the Lido
(San
Maria Elisabetta 6/a;
%
041-5265721).
