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Responsible Tourism
Italy is very aware of ethical and
environmental issues. There are
many projects to help its citizens
live more sustainably and there
are also steps visitors can take
to enjoy the Veneto responsibly.
It should be easy to recycle as
every town operates a raccolta
differenziata (separate waste
collection), with individual
containers for glass, paper
and plastic.
Organic, Fairtrade and local Fruit and vegetables stalls at Rialto market
food is widely accessible in the
Veneto. A range of organic shop that stocks everything direct from growers on the
products are available at the from tofu and whole wheat island of Sant’Erasmo, who
many Coop super markets pasta to incense and natural deliver by boat.
dotted around the region; they cosmetics. In addition to the Buy your souvenirs at local
stock Fairtrade items too. Venice famous Rialto markets (see artisan workshops, which help
also has the Rialto Biocenter p104), where you can buy fruit, the community maintain the
supermarket. Located in the vegetables and fish, farmers’ skills needed to make these
vicinity of the Rialto Bridge in markets and organic fairs are regional products. Venice is
San Polo, the Biocenter is a held regularly at Piazzale Roma. known in particular for hand-
modestly sized health-food Some resident groups buy blown glass.
DIRECTORY
Embassies and Ministero degli Venice Tourist Board Travellers with
Consulates Affari Esteri Piazza San Marco 1. Special Needs
Australia ∑ esteri.it/visti Map 7 B2. Piazzale Roma. Venezia Unica
Via Antonio Bosio 5, UK Map 1 B5. Ferrovia Santa Tel 041 274 81 44.
Rome 00198. Foreign and Lucia. Map 1 B4. Tel 041 ∑ veneziaunica.it/en/
Tel 06 852 721. 529 87 11 (for all offices). content/visit-venice-0
∑ italy.embassy.gov.au Commonwealth Office. ∑ turismovenezia.it
∑ gov.uk/foreign-
Canada travel-advice Verona Tourist Board Student Travellers
Piazza Cavour 3, Milan Via degli Alpini 9.
20121. Tel 02 626 942 38. US Tel 045 806 86 80. International Student
∑ italy.gc.ca US Department of State. ∑ turismoverona.eu Identity Card (ISIC)
New Zealand ∑ travel.state.gov Vicenza Tourist Board ∑ isic.org
Via Clitunno 44, Rome Piazza dei Signori 8. Senior Travellers
00198. Tel 06 853 7501. Tel 044 432 08 54.
∑ nzembassy.com/ Customs ∑ vicenzae.org Carta d’Argento
italy Information ∑ trenitalia.com
United Kingdom Agenzia delle Dogane Admission Prices
Via San Paolo 7, Milan ∑ agenziadogane.it Venezia Unica Responsible
20121. Tel 02 72 30 01. Tel 041 24 24. Tourism
∑ gov.uk/government/ Tourist ∑ veneziaunica.it Coop
world/italy Information Piazzale Roma.
United States Opening Hours Map 1 B5.
Via Principe ENIT UK Chorus Tel 041 296 06 21.
Amedeo 2/10, 1 Princes St, London W1B Tel 041 275 04 62. ∑ e-coop.it
Milan 20121. 2AY. Tel 020 7408 1254. ∑ chorusvenezia.org
Tel 02 290 351. ∑ enit.it Rialto Biocenter
∑ italy.usembassy.gov Un Ospite di Venezia Calle della Regina, Santa
ENIT USA ∑ unospitedivenezia.it Croce 2264. Map 2 F5.
Visas and Tel 212 245 56 18. Tel 041 523 95 15.
Passports ∑ italiantourism.com Travelling with ∑ rialtobiocenter.it
Children
Australia Padua Tourist Board Sant’Erasmo Growers
Department of Foreign Railway station. Italy Family Hotels Tel 041 528 29 97.
Affairs and Trade. Tel 049 201 00 80. ∑ italyfamilyhotels. ∑ isaporidisanterasmo.
∑ smartraveller.gov.au ∑ turismopadova.it it/en com

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