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The island of San Servolo is located in the Venetian lagoon, between Venice city center and the Lido. It takes 10 minutes by boat to reach Piazza San Marco, the heart of Venice.
The island overlooks the tranquil waters of the lagoon, and covers an area of 4.82 hectares. A large complex of buildings looks faces Piazza San Marco and there is a large park and surrounding walls which protect the Island from the sea.

The Provincial Authority decided to preserve the original features of this ancient complex and transform it into an effective conference and multicultural centre well connected with the rest of the lagoon city.
Prior to its present use the island was first inhabited in the year 600 and for over a thousand years the island was host to diverse monastic orders: Benedictine, Dominican and Franciscan.
In 1715 the island was practically uninhabited and the Senate of the Republic thus decided to use the ex convent as the seat of their new military hospital, followed by a psychiatric hospital until, in 1978, government legislation closed the institution.

The Study Centre Lodging facility provides 193 rooms on the Island that are comfortably equipped. In addition, the following services are also available on the Island: bar, small general store, cafeteria, restaurant, cash machine, ACTV water-bus ticket sales and Internet access.
For further information see:
San Servolo’s Web site
San Servolo Foundation Web site

How to arrive

For up to date information on tran sport, timetables and prices go to: Hellovenezia
From Marco Polo Airport
There are several services that run from the airport to Venice
Alilaguna waterbus service
This company offers a service that goes from the airport to Murano, the Lido, the Arsenale with a final stop at San Marco. Tickets cost €12.00 and can be purchased in the arrival hall of the airport or directly on board. Boats leave hourly.
From Venice city centre

ATVO buses
These blue buses run from the airport to Piazzale Roma and they leave in front of the entrance of the departure hall. Tickets cost €3.00 and can be purchased at the ATVO stand in the arrival hall or directly on board. The service runs from 9.00 to 24.00 and takes about 20 minutes to reach Venice.
From Piazzale Roma to San Servolo

ACTV Public bus n°5
These orange buses run every half hour. The last stop is "Piazzale Roma". Tickets cost €2.00 and can be purchased at the ACTV stand in the arrival hall. The service takes about 25 minutes to reach "Piazzale Roma".
From Piazzale Roma to San Servolo

Water and land Taxis
You can take a private water taxi directly to your final destination (which is an expensive choice, from the airport to San Servolo it costs about €80.00). Alternatively you can take a land taxi to Piazzale Roma, and from there catch a public boat, called a "vaporetto", to the stop closest to your final destination.
From Piazzale Roma to San Servolo

By train
Venice has rail connections with every major city in Italy and the rest of Europe.
The main train station, Stazione F.S. Venezia S. Lucia, is on the Grand Canal in the northwest corner of the city. Some through trains do not terminate at Santa Lucia, stopping only at the Venezia-Mestre Station on the mainland.
From Train Station to San Servolo

By Car
Should you arrive by car there is ample parking in Piazzale Roma, Garage Comunale
or Garage San Marco
or at Tronchetto Park
from Tronchetto a public boat service is available to San Marco.

From Venice city centre
The island is easily reached with the public transport system of ACTV using boat n°20 from San Zaccaria, monument stop (it may takes 10 minutes).
Timetable

From Piazzale Roma to San Servolo
Public boat n°2, n°41 and n°51 getting off at San Zaccaria. From here make your way to the S.Zaccaria – Monument stop to take line 20 for San Servolo.

From the Train Station to San Servolo
Public boat n°1, n°2, n°41 and n°51 getting off at San Zaccaria. From here make your way to the S.Zaccaria – Monument stop to take line 20 for San Servolo.

From the Lido to San Servolo
From the Lido you must take boat n°52, n°2 and n°1 to the San Zaccaria boat stop and change to boat n°20 for San Servolo from San Zaccaria – Monument stop. From the Lido Casinò you must take boat n° 20 to San Servolo.

Map

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