Transportation in the waterways of Venice
Transportation in the Waterways of Venice – Stella Stergiadi
Table of Contexts
1. Introduction
2. History
3. Operation
Public transportation in Venice
Private transportation in Venice
4. Future context
5. References
1. Introduction
The city of Venice, with a population about 270.000 residents in 2009, is located in northern Italy and is the capital of Veneto region [1]. Venice is worldwide known as one of the most intriguing places, hosting an average of 15 million tourists per year [2]. The city stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea [1].
The city of Venice is divided into six areas. These are Cannaregio (where the train station is), San Polo, Dorsoduro (including the Giudecca and Isola Sacca Fisola), Santa Croce (closest area approached by bus or car), San Marco and Castello [1]. Venice 's main thoroughfare, which runs down the middle, is called the Grand Canal [3].
The city of Venice is built on piles [4], on the 117 low-lying islands formed by 177 canals, in a shallow lagoon, connected by 409 bridges. In the old center, the canals serve the function of roads and almost every form of transport is on water or on foot. Beyond the road/rail land entrances by Ponte della Liberta at the northern edge of the city, transportation within the city remains (as it was in centuries past) entirely on water or on foot. Venice is Europe 's largest urban car-free area, having remained a sizable functioning city in the twenty-first century, entirely without motorcars or trucks [1].
2. History In 1881 a regular public transport service with mechanically-propelled vessels began in Venice. The same year, the first waterbus (Regina Margherita), appeared on the Grand Canal. After that, a limited liability company was set up with French funds in Paris and it began the construction of 8 boats at the French shipyards of Rouen. When the 8 waterbuses from Rouen reached Venice, gondoliers
Table of Contexts
1. Introduction
2. History
3. Operation
Public transportation in Venice
Private transportation in Venice
4. Future context
5. References
1. Introduction
The city of Venice, with a population about 270.000 residents in 2009, is located in northern Italy and is the capital of Veneto region [1]. Venice is worldwide known as one of the most intriguing places, hosting an average of 15 million tourists per year [2]. The city stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea [1].
The city of Venice is divided into six areas. These are Cannaregio (where the train station is), San Polo, Dorsoduro (including the Giudecca and Isola Sacca Fisola), Santa Croce (closest area approached by bus or car), San Marco and Castello [1]. Venice 's main thoroughfare, which runs down the middle, is called the Grand Canal [3].
The city of Venice is built on piles [4], on the 117 low-lying islands formed by 177 canals, in a shallow lagoon, connected by 409 bridges. In the old center, the canals serve the function of roads and almost every form of transport is on water or on foot. Beyond the road/rail land entrances by Ponte della Liberta at the northern edge of the city, transportation within the city remains (as it was in centuries past) entirely on water or on foot. Venice is Europe 's largest urban car-free area, having remained a sizable functioning city in the twenty-first century, entirely without motorcars or trucks [1].
2. History In 1881 a regular public transport service with mechanically-propelled vessels began in Venice. The same year, the first waterbus (Regina Margherita), appeared on the Grand Canal. After that, a limited liability company was set up with French funds in Paris and it began the construction of 8 boats at the French shipyards of Rouen. When the 8 waterbuses from Rouen reached Venice, gondoliers
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