Venice is even yours: respect Venice!
Awareness campaign by Comune di Venezia.
Dress
You may not walk around Venice in swimwear or bare-chested, nor plunge or take a bath in canals.
Please behave respectfully in the city.
You can find beaches on the Lido Island.
(Local bylaw, art. 12 and art. 23. Fines: up to 500 Euros)
Acqua alta (flooding)
Alternative routes exist in case of acqua alta (flooding).
Use the raised walkways. Keep to the right and don’t loiter.
Discover how fascinating Venice can be at high tide!
Obstructing traffic
Given that Venice’s calli, or lanes, are very narrow you should keep to the right and avoid lingering on bridges.
Remember not everyone’s on holiday, lots of people live and work in the city.
So help us make Venice a pleasant place for everyone!
Unlicensed street traders
If you buy goods from unlicensed street traders you are committing a crime as well as placing your health at risk.
These products are not subjected to any form of control.
They harm you, the crafts sector and encourage exploitation of the weak.
(Italian Law No. 80/2005 art. 1 par. 7 amended by Italian Law No. 99/2009, art. 17. Fines: up to 7,000 Euros + seizure of the goods purchased)
Graffiti and bill posting
If you deface monuments through graffiti or fly-posting you are damaging the City.
Use the official sites for your posters.
Venice is a city of art.
(Local bylaw, art. 13. For graffiti: fines up to 500 Euros.
Defacing important monuments is considered a criminal offence.
For fly-posting: fines up to 412 Euros)
Transport
When travelling on public transport, remember to respect other passengers: put your rucksack on the ground, avoid standing in the entrance and store your bags where boat staff tells you. The water buses are the only form of public transport used by both tourists and locals.
Help us make Venice a better place to live in!
(Local bylaw, art. 50. Fines: up to 500 Euros)
Disturbing the peace
Venice is just like every other city: so respect the neighbours and keep the noise down after 11 o’clock at
night.
You can have fun without disturbing others!
(Local bylaw, art. 29. Fines: up to 500 Euros)
Pigeons
As well as damaging Venice’s artistic heritage, pigeons are also disease carriers.
Don’t feed them! Safeguard your health and that of Venice’s monuments.
(Municipal bylaw on environmental health and animal health and welfare, art. 24 up to 500 Euros)
Picnicking
Please sit on a bench to eat your picnic. Remember that the entire area around St Mark’s Basilica (throughout St Mark’s Square, Piazzetta dei Leoncini and right up to the quay) is a no-picnicking area.
Help us to look after Venice.
(Local bylaw, art. 23. Fines: up to 500 Euros)
Litter
If you want to live in a clean city, avoid littering!
Please throw your rubbish in the nearest rubbish bin.
Do not drop wrappers, cigarette butts or chewing gum on the ground or in the water!
Help us keep Venice clean!
(Local bylaw, art. 9 and art. 23. Fines: up to 500 Euros)