Piazzale Roma

"For a unique way to see the city - take a Vaporetto! Basically, it is a water bus that takes passengers from point to point. Most people use the vaporetto as a way to travel between the main sites. For a cheap but fantastic way to tour the Grand Canal, ride the vaporetto from the lagoon through the Grand Canal, past the Rialto Bridge, all the way to the train station. Take the No. 1 vaporetto (ACTV) Linea 1 from Piazzale Roma to Piazza San Marco (St. Mark’s Square). If you want, this vaporetto travels all of the way to Lido Island. It also runs in both directions, so if you are coming from Lido Island, you can ride the vaporetto across the lagoon and down the entire Grand Canal. Avoid the Crowds: In the late afternoon, start at Piazzale Roma and journey down the Grand Canal towards St. Mark’s Square. At this time of day, most people will be traveling in the other direction."

"Piazzale Roma is the city square closest to the city center and is the closest you can get to the tourist destinations and canals by car. From here, you will have to walk to your destination, so I would definitely recommend finding a place nearby if you are staying overnight and have luggage to carry. For us, it was only about a 10 minute walk to get to the canal-front home that we stayed in, but even that was pretty exhausting with three bags slung over my shoulders.😅"

"Come here to catch the bus back to the Airport. Please note that there are two companies take you to the airport. Bus 5 makes stops along the way and is a public bus., whereas ATVO is direct and is a coach. Both prices are the same. "