[quote quote=5900]Thanks for the info! I never thought I would be able to visit Venice!

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Venice was *far* more accessible than my recent trip to Brussels!

My review of the two day weekend trip will follow later in the week. 🙂

I travelled around Venice ‘proper’ by waterbus, here is the text from my blog about the waterbuses.

Venice has a system of waterbus (Vaporetto) routes that get you around all the islands and they are very wheel-chair friendly. The biggest boats, like the one in the photo to the left, run on routes 1 and 2 and display the blue wheelchair… Read more

I visited Venice last weekend, I found it far more accessible than I imagined. Here is the text from my review of the hotel I stayed:

Novotel Venezia Mestre Castellana
Via Ceccherini 21
30174
VENEZIA MESTRE
ITALY

Tel: (+39)041/5066511
Fax: (+39)041/940620

The Novotel Venezia Mestre Castellana is a 4**** hotel and part of the Accor Hotels… Read more

I’m not really a fan of wheelchair taxis; given the choice I prefer to transfer in to a regular car as it only takes me seconds.