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Vicenza is strategically located
in the "heart" of the Veneto Region,
a marvellous region rich in architectural beauties,
and the hub of the Italian North-East Industrialphenomenon.Sandweched
between the two popular cities of Venice and
Verona at just half a hour car-travelling distance,
it is easily possible to get to the other regional localities
of particular tourist interest from Vicenza.
Vicenza is just 50 kms from Padua, 35 kms from Bassano
del Grappa, 60 kms from Treviso and 80 kms from Belluno.
Vicenza is on the main
Brescia-Padua train route and is therefore well-served
and easily reachable by train: at just 2 hours
from Milan, a hour and a half from Bologna and
just 20 minutes from Padua and Verona.The latter
two are provided with frequent main-line train
connections to Rome.
Once at Vicenza's railway station, no matter where
you arrive from, you can easily get to any of
Veneto's cities by means of easy and fast train
services.
Additional information:
Ferrovie dello Stato - Tel. 1478/88088–Opening
hrs 7am/9pm www.trenitalia.it
Vicenza's Railway Station
Customer Service- Tel 0444/326707
– from Mon to Fri 8.30/ 12.30 am/3.00 –
5.00 pm
Lost Luggage- Tel 0444/392528–Opening hrs
6.00 am/10.00 pm
Assistance for Disabled - Tel
0444/392502 – Opening hrs 8.30 – 1.00
pm/2.30pm – 7.00pm
Luggage Deposit - Tel 0444/3925
Vicenza is a hour
away from Milan, one and a half
hours from Bologna and 30 minutes from Venice
and Verona.
There are three motorway junctions: two
on the A4 Serenissima Brescia-Padua
motorway (Vicenza East and Vicenza West)
on the major route from Turin to Trieste.
The third (Vicenza North) one
is the A31 Valdastico
motorway exit, which connects Vicenza to the A4
motorway and to its province, in particular the
North-Eastern areas such as Thiene, Schio, Asiago
for reaching Vicenza, Marostica, Bassano.
Other motorway exits are Verona
Sud (for those who're travelling from
the Brenner or Bologna-Milan motorways) and Padua
is travelling from Rome, Florence or Bologna.
There are also main roads that connect the city
of Vicenza with the other main Veneto cities:
the SS11 " Padana Inferiore" and "
Superiore" main road to Verona and Padua,
the 46 Pasubio to Trento, the 248 " Marosticana"
to Bassano, the SS247 " Riviera Berica"
to Este and the SS246 to Valdagno and Recoaro.
Additional information:
Motorway Society spa www.autostrade.it
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“Serenissima “A4
motorway Brescia-Padua www.autobspd.it Freefone:
Travelling and Traffic Information on the A4 and
A31 Tel 800 012812
Verona Traffic Centre- Tel 045/8672200/201
Communication/Warnings/Complaints- Tel 045/8272222
Vicenza Service Centre - Tel 0444/996100
Vicenza West toll gate- Tel 0444/563094
Vicenza East toll gate- Tel 0444/583710
Alte Montecchio Maggiore toll gate- Tel 0444/696404
Montebello Vic.nov toll gate - Tel 0444/649079
Grisignano di Zocco toll gate - Tel 0444/614556
Valdastico A31 Motorway Vicenza-Piovene
Rocchette
Thiene Services Centre - Tel 0445/803100
Vicenza North toll gate - Tel 0444/535250
Dueville toll gate - Tel 0444/590256
Thiene toll gate - Tel 0445/365376
Piovene Rocchette toll gate - Tel 0445/891407
Vicenza has its own airport
(Dal Molin),which is currently
operating for military purposes and civilian national
and international routes.
However, there are other two convenient
passenger airports nearby, for both national
and international scheduledflights: Venezia
Tessèra (Venice's Marco Polo Airport)
and Verona Villafranca (Verona's Valerio Catullo
Airport).From these airports it is possible to
get to Vicenza by means of fast train and coach
links. Treviso also is served by it own airport,
“San Giuseppe”, where only charter
flights operate.
Around Vicenza there are other minor airports
such as those of Thiene and
Asiago. The latter is one of the few
tourist mountain resorts with an airport for tourist
and microlight planes.
Additional Information:
Vicenza Civilian Airport Dal Molin:
Strada S.Antonino - Tel 0444/927711 - 928081
Tourist Flights Over -Tel 0444 - 923501/544151.
Verona'sVilla
Franca Airport- Tel 045/8095666
Venice's
Marco Polo Airport- Tel 041/260611
Thiene's "A.Ferrarin" Airport, Via Rozzampia
- Tel. 0445/36272
Asiago 's "Romeo Sartori" Airport, Via
Cinque- Tel. 0424/465845 - 0424/46222
Adjacent to the Railway
Station, there's Vicenza's Bus Station, the very
last stop for bus services coming from the hinterland,
from other regions and from abroad to Vicenza.
Additional Information:
to and from abroad: www.eurolines.it
from Southern Italy: www.simetspa.it
to and from Vicenza's hinterland:
FTV (Ferrovie Tramvie Vicentine) -V.le Milano
78-Tel. 0444/223111
Information and Complaints- Tel. 0444/223115
www.ftv.vi.it
Vicenza's sorrounding
areas offer many equipped campsites for those
who're coming by caravan or roulotte Campers will
fully enjoy the countryside without giving up
all their creature comforts.
Caravan sites list
Have a lovely journey and a pleasant stay!
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