The Venice Blog

As the CEO of ACTV SpA, the company running the water bus service in the lagoon of Venice as well as the metropolitan bus service in Mestre, recently announced, two and three new vaporetti will be acquired in 2007 and 2008 respectively, replacing the oldest ones in the ACTV fleet. The company’s dockyard near Sant’Elena will be entirely transferred to the Tronchetto, giving the opportunity of revitalizing the east side of the city. Another good news: from spring on, the frequency of Line n° 1, which runs from the Piazzale Roma via the Grand Canal and St. Mark’s to the Lido, will be reduced from 10 to seven minutes, which will hopefully lead to a stress-free ride on the most beautiful street in the world.