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City Cards
City Cards
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For years now, the companies that run
public transportation in the big cities
have created some special cards to
assist visitors during their stay. The concept
behind it is that the visitor arrives and does
not have to worry about anything, either
where to buy tickets or which fare should be
paid. Instead, by purchasing these cards, he
can start exploring the city while saving a little
money. These cards are valid on all public
transportation, and include passes to museums
and historic sites. They can be bought at
the local tourist offices.
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City cards are valid on public
transportation and include passes
to museums and historic sites.
The Roma Archeologia Card costs 20
Euros and is valid for seven days. It includes
the entrance to nine major sites in Rome
including the Colosseum, Terme di Caracalla,
Terme di Diocleziano and Villa dei Quintili.
The card is valid for a week and is available
from the attractions themselves and the
Visitor Center of Rome Tourist Board (APT).
The Appia Antica Card (6 Euros) covers
entrance to the Baths of Caracalla, the Tomb
of Cecilia Metella and the Villa of the
Quintili. The Capitolini Card (9 Euros)
gives you access to both Capitoline
Museums.
The Official Guide to Italian Tourism
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The Torino Card, in Turin, is available for
18,00 (2 days), 20,00 (3 days), ms, urban
public transportation (except the subway),
the elevator in the Mole Antonelliana, and
reductions on many shows, concerts, and
bicycle rentals. www.turismotorino.org
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The Milan Welcome Card allows entry to
Milan’s main cultural attractions. The Milan
Welcome Card is on sale for 8 Euros at the
Information Offices of the Tourist Office in
via Marconi, 1. www.milanoinfotourist.it
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The cheapest way to visit Venice is by purchasing
the Venice Card. The Venice Card
comes in two colors, blue and orange, each
available for one, three, or seven days. The
Blue card offers unlimited transportation on
waterbuses and autobuses. It also provides
perks such as discounts at various attractions,
shops, restaurants, and cafés, a discount on
the Chorus Pass, which offers cheap admission
with free audio guides at 15 historic
churches, and special rates at the Tronchetto
parking garage. The Orange Card includes all
of the above plus admission to the Doge’s
Palace and other municipal museums. The
Venice Card is sold in two versions: Senior
(for adults over 30) and Junior (for visitors
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from 5 through 29). You’ll need to reserve
your card at least 48 hours before arriving in
Venice. The easiest and cheapest way buy the
Venice Card is to order it online. You then
print out your receipt/voucher and use it to
claim your card when you arrive in Venice.
www.venicecard.com
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The Genoa Museum Card permits its
holders to visit 22 town, public and private
museums in Genoa. It can also be used to
purchase discounted tickets for Palazzo
Ducale, Acquarium of Genoa, Città dei
Bambini e dei Ragazzi (Children’s City), the
Bigo, Luzzati Museum at Porta Siberia,
Pallavicini Park of Pegli, Villa Durazzo at
Santa Margherita Ligure, Palazzo Imperiale,
the Carlo Felice Theatre, the Genoese Teatro
Stabile, the Teatro della Tosse, the Teatro
dell’Archivolto, the Teatro Cargo. The 48
hour Card costs 16 Euros while the 48 hour
MUSEUMS+BUS Card is 20 Euros.
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The Napoli Artecard is a ticket valid for
3 days that grants a line-free entrance to the
most significant Neapolitan museums and
the archaeological area of the Campi Flegrei.
It also gives access to public transportation
and special discounts. It costs 13 Euros.
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Photo courtesy of the Turin Tourist Office.