Tourist tips

• Both the railway and bus stations in Venice are well served by vaporetti water buses.

• Behind Rialto Market are some of Venice's most picturesque streets

• Italian for hotel is 'albergo' and a room is 'una camera'

• Get a bus ticket before you board the bus to Venice; it costs half as much as paying the driver.

• Splash out on a night at the opera. La Fenice has been completely refurbished