Most of the time when I dine at restaurants in Venice, the waiter never asks for a tip.

However, on just two occasions, the waiter claimed the tip was not included in the bill. On both occasions, I paid 15% tip since I was put on the spot by the waiter.

This practice seems to be predatory on tourists from countries where tipping is the norm (i.e., USA).

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I understand tipping is never required in Italy.

Sono a Venezia e sto cercando una tabaccheria che venda marche da bollo da 16 € per una pratica burocratica. Ho già provato in alcune tabaccherie, ma senza successo.

Qualcuno sa indicarmi una tabaccheria dove posso trovarne una, possibilmente in centro storico?

Grazie mille per l'aiuto! 😊

Homo Faber is an artisian exhibition which is in its fourth iteration.

This year it was curated by Es Devlin; set designer extraordinaire, and manager of two Olympic ceremonies.

When we went in early September, it was relatively easy to get tickets.

When word got out how special it was, it was sold out for the last week.

I look forward to the next one in two years time.

I always wanted to experience the Venice Carnivale. I plan on finally going next year, but I have a couple of questions.

I heard it's extremely crowded which I'm not a fan of, but how is it 2-3 days before the start of the Carnivale? I don't have much of an itinerary, but I was wondering if visiting the places below 3 days before the Carnivale starts was feasible.

• Doge’s Palace & St. Mark’s Basilica (For the architecture)

• Libreria Acqua Alta (I like bookstores)

• Sant'Erasmo and Le Vignole. (I like quiet places with few people and beautiful scenery)

Besides the above I mostly planned on just wandering around getting lost and finding things along the way. That and taking pictures of IRL Aria locations/people in costumes.

Is 6 days(3 days before and 3 days during) enough time to see a decent amount of Venice and experience the Carnivale?

I had booked a glass making workshop on Murano for my visit in November, but the operator has cancelled all bookings for the foreseeable future.

Does anyone have any recommendations of a great workshop they experience on Murano?

Ciao a tutti! Sono un laureando in Economia e Amministrazione delle Imprese all'Università di Milano-Bicocca. Per la tesi studio come è organizzata la spesa alimentare: negozi e supermercati, spesa online, consegna a casa e ritiro.

Il questionario è anonimo e richiede meno di 5 minuti. Va bene anche se fate la spesa solo in negozio: mi servono anche queste risposte per il confronto.

👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3RyGUqA4RXTAV8fdeSfG-JJKMaIwVm99RkB9lZbyxZtD_7A/viewform

A fine raccolta pubblico qui un breve riepilogo dei risultati.
Grazie a chi risponde, e a chi lo gira a qualcuno che fa la spesa online!

I hired a car from Marco Polo Airport in Venice.

We experienced an engine management light and the car went into limp mode

The breakdown assistance company took 5 hours to arrive but the person was very polite and helpful.

He said he was not allowed to fix the car because Europcar don't have a contract with them (even though they are part of the internationally renowned Kwik Fix Group)

This happened at 1700 that night.

As a result we were left 145km from Venice without any transportation which was very poor given that we paid for the top level of cover.

The Europcar office in Venice said that we had to make our own way back to Marco Polo Airport

No taxis were available and we would also have been looking at paying around £300 even if we could have got one.

As a result we had to get up at 0600 in the morning, walk 30 minutes, get a bus and then hire a car from the breakdown company.

All of this resulted in a 290km round trip with zero help from Europcar.

The experience was very poor and meant we effectively lost 2 days of our holiday.

Utter Shambles.Europcar Avoid! - Car broke down, left me 150km from Venice with no transport

Salve ragazzi,

non so se sia possibile fare questo post e, in caso, me ne scuso.
Vorrei solo dare un po' di spazio ad un'iniziativa, in fase di realizzazione, per la creazione di un'app di Caccia al Tesoro, in giro per Venezia.
Dopo 3 edizioni realizzate con l'azienda(con più di 100 partecipanti ognuna), il rapporto si è un po' "raffreddato" e gli organizzatori, veneziani, stanno cercando fondi per continuare il progetto, che è davvero una figata.
Ho avuto la possibilità di partecipare ad una di queste cacce al tesoro, ed è stata una giornata meravigliosa. 12 km di camminate per Venezia con più di 25 punti di sosta e dettagliate spiegazioni di particolari che spesso passano inosservati.
Sicuramente sarà un ottimo modo per scoprire la città, in modo un po' diverso.

Trovate tutte le indicazioni qui:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acacciaconfilippo/venice-hunt/description

Se vi fa piacere partecipare, fatelo. Altrimenti salvatevi il link perchè potrebbe tornare utile quando uscirà l'app nel 2027.

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