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Walking directions to Casa per Ferie La Pietà (with map)

From: Venice Hotel Directions

• Update: The Casa per Ferie La Pietà is permanently closed, but we've kept this page for archival purposes.

The Casa per Ferie La Pietà is a hostel-style B&B close to the Riva degli Schiavoni, the waterfront promenade east of the Piazza San Marco that is home to many of Venice's top luxury hotels.

Accommodations range from beds in mixed dormitories to twins, triples, and quads with shared bathrooms. If you're on a tight budget but want to be near Venice's most popular sights with convenient access to public transportation (including airport boats), the Casa per Ferie La Pietà is worth considering.

How to reach the Casa per Ferie La Pietà from the Alilaguna Linea Blu airport-boat pier at San Zaccaria:

1. As you leave the Alilaguna Linea Blu waterbus station, turn right and walk to the stone bridge.

2. Cross the bridge.

3. Walk a few more meters beyond the Pietà church, and turn left into the Calle Pietà (right before the Hotel Metropole).

4. Walk straight ahead. Look for the Casa per Ferie La Pietà on your left. (It's marked by a brass plaque and doorbell next to large wooden doors in a brick wall.)

From the Marittima cruise terminals:

1. Take the Alilaguna Linea Blu airport boat from the cruise basin to the San Zaccaria stop.

2. Follow the directions above.

From the San Basilio cruise pier:

1. Leave the cruise terminal by the main doors, walk straight ahead to the wooden bridge, and cross the bridge.

2. At the ACTV vaporetto station (which is just ahead), take a No. 2 water bus in the direction of San Zaccaria.

3. As you leave the boat station at San Zaccaria, bear right.

4. Follow the directions above.

MAP CREDITS: Walking maps by Anders Imboden, using base data from the Comune di Venezia and Regione Veneto under license IODL-2.0.

About the author:

Durant Imboden has written about Venice, Italy since 1996. He covered Venice and European travel at About.com for 4-1/2 years before launching Europe for Visitors (including Venice for Visitors) with Cheryl Imboden in 2001.

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