ITALY - Best of Europe 2014 - page 1071

Follow the Riva with your eye, past elegant hotels to the green area in the distance. This
is the largest of Venice's few parks, which hosts the annual Biennale festival (see here ) .
Much farther in the distance is the Lido, the island with Venice'sbeach. Its sand and casinos
are tempting, but its car traffic disrupts the medieval charm of Venice.
SanZaccaria: OK,you'reatyourlaststop(likelySanZaccaria-DanieliorSanZaccaria-
M.V.E.). Quick—muscle your way off this boat! (If you don't, you'll eventually end up at
the Lido.)
At San Zaccaria, you're right in the thick of the action. A number of other vaporetti de-
part from here (see here ) . Otherwise, it's a short walk back along the Riva to St. Mark's
Square. Ahoy!