Below is the information about the 2011 Venice Marathon. We will shortly have the information about the 2012 Venice Marathon available.

The 2011 Venice Marathon will be the 26th Anniversary of this wonderful marathon, which runs through one of the most beautiful cities in the World.

The Venice Marathon course is basically flat and fast, starting in front of Villa Pisani in Stra, a small country town about 25 km west of Venice, at the beginning of “Riviera del Brenta”, the beautiful riverside area where rich and noble Venetians built their vacation mansions inthe 18th century, and finshing in the historic centre of Venice, on the embankment named Riva Sette Martiri, in the picturesque waterfront of St. Mark’s Basin.

Venice Marathon Gallery

The first half of the Venice Marathon runs through the typical countryside landscape of Italy, following the course of the river, the “Riviera del Brenta”. The Venice marathon goes through the centre of Marghera and Mestre (i.e. the boroughs of the city of Venice located on the mainland), runs for more than 2 kilometers inside San Giuliano’s Park (the largest urban green area in Europe) and arrives in Venice via the Liberty Bridge (a flat and straight bridge long just a little less than 4 kilometers). The race proceeds in the Venice port area and reaches the city centre for the last kilometers, which are simply unique.

Marathoners run next to the Giudecca Canal to Punta della Dogana, where they cross the Grand Canal on a pontoon bridge, especially built for the race. Passing through Piazza San Marco, high water permitting, and by the Palazzo Ducale, the marathon
route gets to the finish line located in Riva Sette Martiri. In the last 3 kilometres runners will face 14 little bridges over Venice’s
canals. Wooden ramps are put in place to prevent athletes from running on the steps.

Sample itinerary

Friday 21st October: Depart the UK for Venice
Saturday 22nd October: Day free for sightseeing
Sunday 23rd October: Marathon Race Day
Monday 24th October: Part day free for sightseeing

Sports Tours International is an offical agent of the Venice Marathon and is a specialist in Running Holidays abroad. So if you’re running for charity or simply want to take an overseas marathon holiday then we can accommodate all your running needs.

For further information , please do not hesitate to contact our expert running team telephone : Sports Tours International on 0161 703 8161 or email us

TRAVEL PACKAGE

Once again, we are using the Novotel Venezia Mestre, a modern 4 star hotel with 215 rooms, strategically located only 2 km from Venezia Mestre railway station, 7 km from the centre of Venice and 10 km from the airport. To discover Venice, take the scheduled hotel shuttle service to Piazzale Roma. Also features NovotelCafé restaurant, outdoor pool and garden.

Your hotel package, including breakfast is for 3 nights.

3 nights – arrive Friday and check out on Monday
Double Room – £249 per person (based on 2 people sharing the room).
Single Room – £395 per person

The above prices are per adult and DO NOT include the race Entry Fees/Flights/Insurance/Airport transfers.

Guaranteed Race Entry Fee: £73.00
Race entry fee includes :
Timing chip
Goody bag
Clothes transportation from start to finish area
Pre-race transportation by bus from Venice Mestre to Stra
Post-race transportation by waterbus and bus from the finish area to Venice Mestre
Finishers commemorative medal

To run in the Venice Marathon, you need to either submit a doctor’s certificate or be a member of an official running cub and present your ID at registration.

HOW TO BOOK

At time of booking we require a non-refundable deposit of £100 per person, plus the full Race Entry Fee, which is non-returnable once booked. The balance of your travel package must be paid, at the latest, 12 weeks before departure to avoid the cancellation of your trip.

Click on the Book Now link at the top of the page or for any queries email us at running@sportstoursinternational.co.uk .

Children

Currently we can only accept bookings including children through our office. If you would like to take children with you, please complete the above booking form and return to our office.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Visas are not required to enter Italy. You need a passport or a National Identity Card (see the website of the Identity and Passport Service (IPS)) to enter Italy. As a British passport holder or National Identity Card holder you may stay as a visitor for three months. For links to important websites, click here.

For details of insurance for the our travel packages, please visit our insurance page

There is additional information about our other Concierge Services on our special web page.

RUN FOR CHARITY

If you wish to run for charity in the Venice Marathon, some of our charity partners may be looking for support. Please visit our web pages for more information.

If you require any more information please send us an email to:
running@sportstoursinternational.co.uk

Commenting is closed for this article.