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| region | Veneto | |
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| Residents | 89.376 (2012) | |
| height | 3 m | |
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Mestre is a district of Venice on the mainland in ItalianVeneto. The district is important for tourism as it is connected to the main island of historic Venice around the Grand Canal by a five-kilometer rail and road bridge. Since the island can be reached by all means of transport within a few minutes, Mestre has developed its own tourist infrastructure and, in particular, has blossomed into an inexpensive overnight accommodation option.
background
Mestre is home to most of the residents of the city of Venice. While around 80,000 people live in Venice, there are around 200,000 here. The then independent municipality of Mestre received city rights in 1923, but was incorporated into Venice in 1926. The old town and the shops of Mestre can be easily reached on foot from the train station and are located around the 1 Piazza XXVII Ottobre (which is also called Piazza Barche, as it was once the landing stage for steam boats to Venice) and around the 2 Scattered around Piazza Ferretto with its characteristic clock tower, the latter being the only remnant of the medieval fortress that once surrounded the city, there are plenty of shops and boutiques of all kinds, including a market, bars and restaurants, cinemas and pizzerias.Mestre is a good rest from Venice.
getting there
By plane
From 
Venice Marco Polo Airport
(IATA: VCE), take the bus to Piazzale Roma, change there by tram.
By train
The 1 Venezia-Mestre railway station is the railway hub of Venice. The selection of national and international long-distance passenger trains is correspondingly large.
By bus
From Piazzale Roma, near S. Lucia, a bus number 6 goes from Venice to Mestre.
In the street
By boat
Adriatic ferries from Greece and Croatia call at the port in Marghera. From there it is a few kilometers to Mestre.
mobility
The Translohr Venice, a tram on pneumatic tires with a centrally arranged guide rail, connects Mestre on the mainland with the bus station in Piazzale Roma near the Venezia Santa Lucia train station in the old town.
Tourist Attractions
- 3 Piazza Ferretto. Main square of Mestre.
- 4 Parco San Giuliano
- 5 Parco Bissuola
- 6 Duomo di San Lorenzo, Conte Marin Sanudo 2. Tel.: 39 041 950666, Fax: 39 041 2394641, Email: [email protected].
- 7 Torre dell'Orologio, Piazza Ferretto. Tel.: 39 041 2749062, Fax: 39 041 2749049, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mar-Sab 10: 00-12: 30 e 16: 00-19: 30.
- 8 Chiesa di San Girolamo
- 9 Chiesa di San Rocco
- 10 Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie (Cultural center), Via Alessandro Poerio, 20, 30174 Venezia VE.
- 11 Santuario della Madonna della Salute, Via Torre Belfredo, 31, 30174 Venezia VE.
- 12 Chiesa dei Santi Gervasio e Protasio. near the village of Carpenedo.
- 13 Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo, at the village of Marghera.
- 14 Marghera fortress, Via Forte Marghera, 30, 30173 Venezia VE. Tel.: 39 041 2744252.
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activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Camping Fusina, Via Moranzani, 93, Fusina. Tel.: 39 041 5470543, Email: [email protected]. The square is at the mouth of the Brenta Canal opposite Venice. Ferry 16 (Fussina-Zatere) takes you to historic Venice in 20 minutes. The last ferry leaves Venice in summer at 10.30 p.m.
- 2 Villa Crispi, Via Francesco Crispi, 20. Tel.: 39 0415349236.
- 3 Hotel Venezia-Marghera, Via Malamocco, 14.30175 Marghera. Tel.: 39 041 538 0968.
Upscale
Learn
Work
security
health
- 1 Centro di Medicina, Viale Ancona, 5, 30172 Venezia VE. Tel.: 39 041 5322500.
Practical advice
trips
If you are in Mestre you will of course also visit Venice. You can get there by train or by ferry.
literature
Web links
- http://www.mestre.it - Mestre official website
