Practical Information on Vicenza

PRACTICAL INFORMATION ON VICENZA SOME AVAILABLE SUPERMARKETS QUICK SRL VIALE G.G. TRISSINO 56 -­‐ hostel and Contrà santa caterina area PAM, VIALE MAZZINI 29 – near FORTES LIDL, VIALE FIRENZE 19 Lidl (A) – FORTES (B) – PAM (C) QUICK SRL, VIA GALILEO GALILEI –contrà san bortolo zone COOP, VIALE FRATELLI BANDIERA THE MOST CHEAP SUPERMARKETS -­‐
Lidl -­‐
Prix ( a lots of shops widespread in town -­‐ http://www.prixquality.com/jspprixquality/dove.jsp) -­‐
Auchan (Strada delle Cattane, 71 Vicenza, reachable by bus no.7 -­‐ https://maps.google.it/maps?hl=it&ie=UTF-­‐
8&q=auchan+vicenza&fb=1&gl=it&hq=auchan&hnear=0x477f317de4d2516f:0x6a8ec0930b8440bc,Vicenza+
VI&cid=0,0,1628174581112162857&ei=QGEzUNj5HIeB4AS_1oDYDw&sqi=2&ved=0CHsQ_BIwAQ) HOW DO I MOVE IN THE TOWN? Vicenza is a small town. The center can be turned on foot or by bicycle. Buses cover the territory well. For information on routes and schedules, and any other information, -­‐
http://www.aim-­‐mobilita.it/ , -­‐
http://www.aim-­‐mobilita.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=227&Itemid=335 -­‐
http://www.aim-­‐mobilita.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=232&Itemid=213 If you want to get out of town, you can use the extra urban bus (http://www.ftv.vi.it/a_ITA_313_1.html) , or the trains (http://www.trenitalia.com/). GENERAL INFORMATION For general information about the city, visit the website of the Municipality http://www.comune.vicenza.it/cittadino/index.php/42724 INTERNET IN THE TOWN For the free wi-­‐fi in the city, you can see the locations and the profile here http://www.comune.vicenza.it/cittadino/scheda.php/42729,54708. If u don’t have the pc, there is the public libraries service available (http://www.bibliotecabertoliana.it/informazioni/indiora.htm); the nearest to the towncentre in here (https://maps.google.it/maps?q=contr%C3%A0+riale+vicenza&ie=UTF-­‐8&hl=it). You can go to the Informagiovani too, near the hostel . SPARE TIME For your spare time, get a look at http://www.informagiovani.vi.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=2&Itemid=3 http://www.informagiovani.vi.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=4&Itemid=5 http://www.giraitalia.it/sagre/veneto/vicenza/ http://www.vicenzatoday.it/eventi/feste-­‐rock-­‐vicenza-­‐villazza-­‐ferrock-­‐riviera-­‐spiorock-­‐giugno-­‐luglio-­‐2012.html http://2night.it/vicenza/ And follow us on Facebook! IF I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS / DOUBTS ABOUT MY STAY IN ITALY? Go to the link LeonardoFAQ, see theRegulation (link) and your voucher. Contact your tutors in FORTES. WHICH TOURISTIC PLACES ARE EASILY REACHABLE FROM VICENZA? a) In the Province of Vicenza: Marostica, Bassano del Grappa (40 min. By bus), Asiago (about 1 hour by bus) b) In Veneto: Padova (20 min. train), Venice (45 min -­‐ 1 hour by train), Verona (30 min. train), Peschiera and Desenzano del Garda (40-­‐50 min by train on Lake Garda ), Treviso (1 hour by train), Asolo (with bus from Teviso) Este (1 hour by train from Vicenza). c) Out of the Veneto: Ferrara (1.30 h by train), Bologna (about 2 hours by train), Milan (2 hours by train), Mantua (about 1.5 hours by train). NB: Florence and the Alps aren’t reachable in one day trip.