Cheap Car Rental Venice
Venice, known as “City of Water”, is the capital of Veneto region. Being one of the world's greatest and most beautiful cities of art, Venice attracts millions of worldwide tourists every year. Built on an archipelago of 117 islands formed by 177 canals in a shallow lagoon, it is ranked as Europe's most romantic cities.
Driving with your rental car in Venezia
Car rental in Venice center is unlikely, as Venice is the world's only pedestrian city and the maritime portion of Venice makes transportation impossible by almost anything with wheels. The best way to tour the city is by foot and water bus. However car rental in Venice still plays an important role among tourists, thanks to its large convenience and flexibility to take you in the surrounding islands of Venice. Many companies that provide car rental in Venice have offices at Piazzale Roma, a large square where the road from the mainland arrives and stops. Venice is an excellent starting point for a wide range of excursions by car hire. You can rent a car in Venice and head northwards to Mazzorbo, a less populated island of the Venetian lagoon, a peaceful little backwater joined to the more famous neighbor Burano by a long footbridge. Or enjoy a day trip to Chioggia, a fishing town at the southern end of the lagoon, where you can take time to appreciate the town's large fish market and seafood restaurants. Another popular option is Lido di Venezia, Venice's famous seaside resort where you can cruise around its leafy residential avenues in a rental car and enjoy the lovely views over the lagoon to Venice.
Parking in the "city of water"
There are two parking lots serving the city where you can park your rental car: Tronchetto and Piazzale Roma. Travelers by car rental in Venice may find parking at Tronchetto easier than at Piazzale Roma, especially on weekends and in high season. However parking at the Piazzale Roma can save you the vaporetto (water bus) fee, as you can simply walk into Venice. Another option is to park your rental car on the mainland and take public transport to the city. During Carnival and at Easter, you can park in open-air lots at San Giuliano and Fusia in Mestre, the mainland town connected to Venice by rail and road bridges over the lagoon.
Sightseeing & activities
St Mark's Basilica, the most famous churches in Venice, one of the best known examples of Byzantine architecture; the Grand Canal, forming one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city, where water buses serving as the public transport; Piazza San Marco, the principal public square of Venice, one of the few grate urban spaces in Europe where human voices prevail over the sounds of motorized traffic; San Giovanni e Paolo, a fine, huge Dominican church with the tombs of many Doges; Scuola grande di San Rocco, a masterpiece of Tintoretto, an exquisite example of Mannerist art.
Events & festivals
Carnival of Venice, one of the grandest annual festivals in Venice, featuring pageants, commedia dell'arte, concerts and masked balls; Venice Film Festival, the oldest and one of the most prestigious international film festivals in the world, attracting visitors from all over the world; Biennale, a modern art exposition featuring painters, sculptors and performance artists worldwide; Benedizione del fuoco, a ceremony in St Mark's Basilica, where a sacred flame is lit in the atrium of the darkened cathedral, after which a procession enters, lighting candles as they go.
