Traveling to Venice? Then you will need cash and lots of it. Whatever your agenda is visiting Venice, one thing you will find out quickly is that the more Euros you have on you the better time you will have. Yes hotels, souvenirs, food and transport in Italy is not cheap. More so can be said for Venice.
Many major hotels and vendors in Venice do take credit cards like the big three, American express, Visa and MasterCard. However expect a transaction fee, foreign currency conversion fee and possibly other fees from the Italian banks. As you can see, using your fantastic plastic cc wile in Venice can run up a large bill back-home. To avoid high banking costs accruing in your own bank account back home, try to take cash out before flying into Venice, Italy. If that is not totally possible then take cash out from an Italian bank in Venice. Yes you will most likely pay a foreign exchange conversion fee but not nearly as much buying many small items in multiple transactions in different merchant shops. Cash is king, so having enough on you is important to avoid the accumulation of fees and charges. However you also need to consider not having too much cash on you while in Venice as there is ironically a risk of pickpockets and thieves that work the streets of Venice. The hot spots that you need to be aware of is the built up tourist crowds like Piazza San Marco and the Venice train station.
Many major hotels and vendors in Venice do take credit cards like the big three, American express, Visa and MasterCard. However expect a transaction fee, foreign currency conversion fee and possibly other fees from the Italian banks. As you can see, using your fantastic plastic cc wile in Venice can run up a large bill back-home. To avoid high banking costs accruing in your own bank account back home, try to take cash out before flying into Venice, Italy. If that is not totally possible then take cash out from an Italian bank in Venice. Yes you will most likely pay a foreign exchange conversion fee but not nearly as much buying many small items in multiple transactions in different merchant shops. Cash is king, so having enough on you is important to avoid the accumulation of fees and charges. However you also need to consider not having too much cash on you while in Venice as there is ironically a risk of pickpockets and thieves that work the streets of Venice. The hot spots that you need to be aware of is the built up tourist crowds like Piazza San Marco and the Venice train station.
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