Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
PRACTICALITIES
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The metric system is used for weights and measures.
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Since 2005, smoking in all closed public spaces (from bars to elevators, offices, trains and hotel rooms) has
been banned.
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The Veneto's major newspaper is
Il Gazzettino
(
www.gazzettino.it
). Each city has its own edition with spe-
cific local content.
La Nuova Venezia
(
www.nuovavenezia.it
)
is Venice's own city paper and is a good source of
information on local events. Of the nationals,
Corriere della Sera
(
www.corriere.it
) is the most widely read, fol-
lowed closely by the centre-left
La Reppublica
(
www.repubblica.it
).
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State-owned RAI-1, RAI-2 and RAI-3 (
www.rai.it
)
broadcast all over the country. Venice Classic Radio
(
www.veniceclassicradio.eu
)
mines the city's rich archive of classical, baroque and chamber music, Padua's
Megamix FM (
www.megamix.fm
)
appeals to student listeners with a dance and pop repertoire (much of it in
English), and Vicenza's Golden Radio Italia (
www.goldenradio.it
) offers two internet channels, one featuring the
top 40 and the other dedicated to the best of the '80s!
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Turn on the box to watch the state-run RAI-1, RAI-2 and RAI-3 (
www.rai.it
)
and the main commercial
channels (mostly run by Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset company): Canale 5 (
www.canale5.mediaset.it
)
, Italia 1
(
www.italia1.mediaset.it
)
, Rete 4 (
www.rete4.mediaset.it
)
and LA 7 (
www.la7.it
).
Chorus Pass
The association of Venice churches offers a
Chorus Pass
( 041 275 04 62;
www.chorusvenezia.org
;
adult/reduced/
child €10/7/free) for single entry to 16 historic Venice churches any time within one year, including I Frari, Chiesa di
Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Chiesa di San Sebastiano and Chiesa di Madonna dell'Orto. Otherwise, admission to these in-
dividual churches costs €3. Passes are for sale at church ticket booths; proceeds from the pass support restoration and
maintenance of churches throughout Venice.
Civic Museum Passes
Available from the APT tourist office, the
Civic Museum Pass
( 041 240 5211;
www.visitmuve.it
; adult/child €20/
14) is valid for six months and covers single entry to 11 civic museums, including Palazzo Ducale, Ca' Rezzonico, Ca'
Pesaro, Palazzo Mocenigo, Museo Correr, Museo del Vetro (Glass Museum) on Murano and the Museo del Merletto
(Lace Museum) on Burano. Short-term visitors may prefer the
Museum Card
(adult/child €16/8) , which covers four
museums around Piazza San Marco (Palazzo Ducale, Museo Correr and the attached Museo Archeologico Nazionale
and Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana).
