DEPT · NEWS 📰
Short, dated posts on anything that changes how you plan a trip: access-fee dates, transport updates, and flood-barrier news.
Sunday’s Lido beach trail starts at Blue Moon with the 1 km Family Run at 10:00 and the 5K/11K at 10:30; registration was still open at our 18 September check.
ACTV diverts five Venice-bound bus lines via Tronchetto before kick-off and adds direct and reinforcement boats to Sant’Elena before and after Venezia FC–Lazio.
Burano’s 20 September regatta changes lines 9, 12, 13 and 14 through the afternoon, including suspended Burano links and temporary Mazzorbo/Torcello operations.
Two days of cycling activities in Mestre bring free Bike Check stations, 200+ parking spaces and Sunday group rides; advance booking is required for programme events.
Mestre’s 17th Maratonina starts at 09:30 Sunday with 6 km, 11 km and 19 km routes; ACTV warns of possible bus and tram holds from 09:30–12:30.
ACTV’s autumn schedule starts Monday: lines 8 and 18 pause, Lido beach links change and several major vaporetto timetables are revised.
Landing D closes Tuesday morning for pontoon replacement. Lines 4.2 and 5.2 towards Bacini move to C; line 13 moves to B.
AVM/Actv is recruiting up to 5,000 testers for a new cloud-based ticketing system, with online pass sales from 20 September and 10% off annual subscriptions.
European Heritage Days reach Venice on 26–27 September with rare-access lagoon sites, booking-sensitive visits and participating state museums opening Saturday night for €1.
The Venice Glass Week marks its 10th edition from 12–20 September 2026 with 236 events across Venice, Murano and Mestre. Here’s how to choose what to see without trying to do everything.
How Venice's mobile flood-defence system actually works, and what it's changed since going operational.
Single tickets add up fast — here's how ACTV's ticket and pass system is structured, and when each option pays off.
Everything travellers need to know about Venice's day-tripper entry fee — exact 2026 dates, cost, exemptions, how to register, and what happens if you don't.
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