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Italy For Dummies
Public transportation is an inexpensive way to immerse yourself in a city’s day-to-day flow. Florence’s bus and minibus network gets you across town with more money in your pocket than taking a taxi. In Venice, your best euro-friendly option is to ride a vaporetto. Note: Keep a close eye and a firmer hand on your valuables; pickpockets can pluck your wallet from your backpack before you can say Mamma mia!
Florence’s Budget-Wise Buses and Electric Minibuses
When you’re trying to get from the Santa Maria Novella train station to Santa Croce cathedral in Florence, Italy, the bus and minibus network is cheaper than taking a taxi — and you'll get to see some of the Tuscan capital city’s culture along the way.
Venice’s Euro-Friendly Vaparetto System
Waterbuses in Venice, Italy's vaporetti operation, are more crowded than a more-expensive personal water taxi, but you still have a good vantage point of the city’s network of canals, plus some primo people-watching.
