To make the most of your trip follow these 10 Keys to Success for handicapped accessible travel to Venice Italy.

1. 10 Keys to Success for Venice
Accessible Travel
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2. • Handicapped accessible travel to Venice is about so much more than
just finding a hotel.
• Many disabled tourists only see a very small percentage of Venice
because they’re not aware of everything that they can do.
To make the most of your trip follow these
10 Keys to Success for handicapped accessible
travel to Venice Italy.
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3. 1. Get away from the tourists
• Many visitors to Venice take a picture in St. Mark’s Square, visit the San
Marco Basilica, and then head towards their cruise ship or another
Italian city.
• While it’s true that they have been in Venice, they haven’t really
experienced Venice.
• In St. Mark’s Square you’re as likely to hear Japanese as you are to hear
Italian.
• Get away from St. Mark’s Square to visit
the neighborhoods where the locals live,
eat, and work.
• It will be your favorite part of your
handicapped accessible trip to Venice.
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4. 2. Choose your hotel carefully
• Choosing from the Venice wheelchair accessible hotels is more
complicated than choosing an accessible hotel in other cities.
• In addition to the normal accessibility questions that you need to look
for such as a step-free entrance and a roll-in shower, you will need to
ask questions about the accessibility of the neighborhood around the
hotel.
• Be sure that your hotel has no bridges between the hotel and the
vaparetto dock.
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5. 2. Choose your hotel carefully
• The vaparetto boats float lower in the water when they are full causing
there to be a step to get off of the boat.
• They are usually full when they travel down the Grand Canal –
consequently electric wheelchair users and mobility scooter users may
want to avoid hotels in neighborhoods along the Grand Canal.
Disabled visitors to Venice
should also try to make sure that
there are several accessible
restaurants nearby their hotel.
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6. 3. Take an accessible guided tour
• Guided tours are a great way to get an overview of any city and Venice
is no exception.
• Most of the group guided tours in Venice involve going over bridges, so
you should check with the tour company to ensure that their route is
wheelchair accessible.
• If a group tour will not meet your needs, consider hiring a private guide
to show you around the city.
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7. 4. Don’t stay on the mainland
• It may be tempting to find a cheap hotel on the mainland, but to really
experience Venice you need to stay in the middle of things.
• Make sure that any hotel you talk to is located in the islands of Venice.
• You also may want to make sure that you’re not staying on the islands
of Burano, Murano, or Lido.
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8. 5. Don’t spend too much time at sights
• If you are visiting multiple cities in Italy, you will likely be visiting art
museums and churches that are as good or better than what Venice
has to offer.
• There’s only one Venice and you may want to spend all your time along
the canals (accessible restaurants on the Grand Canal are shown
in the image on the right).
• If you make Venice the last city you visit on your trip, you will be able
to easily decide which attractions you want to visit and which you want
to skip in Venice.
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9. 6. Don’t skip the tourist sights entirely
• In Venice, the city itself is the best attraction.
• Nevertheless, you should still make time to visit some of the churches,
palaces, and museums that Venice has to offer.
• The most popular sights are the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica so
you should at least visit those two.
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10. 7. High fashion and bargain shopping
• Like other cities in Italy, Venice has great shopping options.
• While you’re here be sure to visit the world-class high fashion shops that
celebrities visit as well as the bargain shops that locals visit
(Venice handicapped accessible shopping on St. Mark's Square shown in
the picture on the right).
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11. 8. Know where the bridges are before you go
• Knowing which areas of Venice to avoid will allow you to make the most
out of your time spent in Venice.
• You can figure out where the bridges are located from various Venice
maps (including Google Maps). Some partially wheelchair accessible
Venice bridges exist.
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12. 9. Experience all of the accessible Venice dining options
While in Venice, make time for the four accessible dining experiences:
1) accessible dining on the Grand Canal,
2) accessible dining looking out over the lagoon
(shown in the picture on the right),
3) high-end restaurants with music on St. Mark’s Square, and
4) intimate neighborhood restaurants visited by the locals.
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13. 10. Visit at least 5 neighborhoods
• Each of Venice’s neighborhoods has its own flavor.
• Some are where people pick up their fresh groceries at the market, some
are where they meet friends for dinner or drinks, and others are
where they catch transportation to the mainland.
• Some neighborhoods have wide, open streets and others have narrow,
intimate alleys.
• Be sure to take the time to visit a few neighborhoods in Venice to really
get a feel for the city.
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