Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tipping
A 10% tip is customary at restaurants where a service charge is not included, and you can leave small change at cafes
and bars. Tipping water-taxi drivers is not common practice; hotel porters are tipped €1 per bag.
Opening Hours
The hours listed here are a general guide; individual establishments can vary, sometimes widely. Also note that hours at
shops, bars and restaurants can be somewhat flexible in Venice, as they are in the rest of Italy.
Banks
8.30am to 1.30pm and 3.30pm to 5.30pm Monday to Friday, though hours vary; some open Saturday mornings.
Restaurants
Noon to 2.30pm and 7pm to 10pm.
Shops
10am to 1pm and 3.30pm to 7pm (or 4pm to 7.30pm) Monday to Saturday.
Supermarkets
9am to 7.30pm Monday to Saturday.
Post
There are a couple of post offices in every Venetian
sestiere
, with addresses and hours online at
www.poste.it
. Conveni-
ent offices:
Post Office
(Calle San Salvador 5106, San Marco; 8.30am-7.10pm Mon-Fri, to 12.35pm Sat) The main post office
branch in the historic centre with the longest opening hours.
Post Office
(Calle Larga de l'Ascension 1241;
8.25am-1.25pm Mon-Fri, to 12.35pm Sat) Conveniently located
branch, just behind Piazza San Marco.
Public Holidays
For Venetians, as for most Italians, the main holiday periods are summer (July and especially August), the Christ-
mas-New Year period and Easter. Restaurants, shops and most other activity also grind to a halt around Ferragosto
(Feast of the Assumption; 15 August).
Capodanno/Anno Nuovo
(New Year's Day) 1 January
Epifania/Befana
(Epiphany) 6 January
Lunedí dell'Angelo
(Good Friday) March/April
Pasquetta/Lunedì dell'Angelo
(Easter Monday) March/April
Giorno della Liberazione
(Liberation Day) 25 April
Festa del Lavoro
(Labour Day) 1 May
Festa della Repubblica
(Republic Day) 2 June
Ferragosto
(Feast of the Assumption) 15 August
Ognissanti
(All Saints' Day) 1 November
Immaculata Concezione
(Feast of the Immaculate Conception) 8 December
