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There are numerous helpful tourist offices around the city (see Sources of Information).

Each of the main towns in the Veneto has a tourist information office (see Sources of Information).

For a modest fee, hotel bookings can be made at a number of AVA offices.

The efficient VeneziaSí booking service run by the Hoteliers’ Association can arrange accommodation on the spur of the moment, free of charge.

This excellent free magazine published every month in English (as Guest in Venice) and Italian by the Hoteliers’ Association is distributed at hotels. Crammed with practical details, boat timetables and info on exhibitions and concerts.

Many events in Venice are announced at the last minute by eye-catching posters along the main streets or small versions in shop windows. Get in the habit of reading them for all manner of fascinating local festivities and cultural events.

The Venice Tourist Board’s complimentary glossy three-monthly publication has a detachable pocket-sized programme of exhibitions, concerts and events. Request it for free at tourist offices.

Aimed at young visitors, this slim, brightly coloured booklet printed quarterly by the City Council contains listings of what’s on, live music, poetry readings, cheap places to eat and shop. You can pick up a copy in bars and shops.

Another useful free three-monthly bilingual magazine that lists exhibitions, not to mention bars and eateries all around town.

As well as the Tourist Board sites (see Sources of Information) www.meetingvenice.it and www.aguestinvenice.com in Italian and English are excellent sources of information and have an incredible number and array of useful links for in-depth exploration.