Map App for Venice?
Oct 9th, 2021, 11:52 PM
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Map App for Venice?
I've seen comments various places that Google Maps is not helpful for Venice, where I now am. (I've actually found Google kind of variable for Italy - great in some places and in others, sends me in circles or somewhere far from where I'm trying to go.) Any recommendations for a good map app to use in Venice?
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I'd argue the problem isn't the app but peoples phones.
Partly Venice is almost designed to mess up GPS signals. Narrow alleys make the average concrete jungle city centre seem like open countryside. Partly different phones have varying GPS sensitivity.
Personally I find Google maps good enough in Venice. It will try to put you onto a vaporetto when you can easily just walk someplace but in general it works. You need to use a bit more common sense than usual but with a GPS that's always a good idea.
The trick IMHO is to not aim for the specific. But head towards the largest site near your destination. That means if you want to visit someplace near St. Marks head to St. Marks. Once you're in the area then find the final destination on the map and finish your trip.
Partly Venice is almost designed to mess up GPS signals. Narrow alleys make the average concrete jungle city centre seem like open countryside. Partly different phones have varying GPS sensitivity.
Personally I find Google maps good enough in Venice. It will try to put you onto a vaporetto when you can easily just walk someplace but in general it works. You need to use a bit more common sense than usual but with a GPS that's always a good idea.
The trick IMHO is to not aim for the specific. But head towards the largest site near your destination. That means if you want to visit someplace near St. Marks head to St. Marks. Once you're in the area then find the final destination on the map and finish your trip.
