How to get there
“San Servolo – Servizi Metropolitani di Venezia s.r.l.” and “Centro Soggiorno e Studi” have their headqarters on the San Servolo Island. It is located in the old town of the city of Venice and in front of Piazza San Marco. The island is easily accessible by the Actv public ferry (line-20, every 20-40 minutes). Boarding takes place at the “San Zaccaria M.V.E.” pier and the journey is 8-10 minutes long.
From Marco Polo Airport -> San Marco -> San Servolo
Water connection “Alilaguna” from “Marco Polo Airport” towards “San Marco*” (the journey is about 40 minutes long)
* from “San Marco” walk the the nearby “San Zaccaria M.V.E.” pier and take the line-20 ferry towards “San Servolo”.
Connection by land from “Marco Polo Airport” towards “Piazzale Roma**”:
Bus line-5 Actv or ATVO airport shuttle (the journey is about 25 minutes long)
ATVO airport shuttle timetable >
**then you must reach “San Marco” from “Piazzale Roma”
From FS Santa Lucia Central Station -> San Marco -> San Servolo
Public ferries leave from “FS Santa. Lucia Central Station” towards “San Marco / San Zaccaria” (get always off at “San Zaccaria M.V.E.” to continue the journey towards “San Servolo” with the line-20 ferry):
Line-1 towards “Lido” – stop at “San Zaccaria Danieli”, then walk to “San Zaccaria M.V.E.” and take the line-20 ferry towards “San Servolo”
Line-2 towards “San Marco via Giudecca” – stop at “San Zaccaria M.V.E.” and from there take the line-20 ferry towards “San Servolo”
Line-4.1 towards “Lido” – stop at “San Zaccaria Jolanda”, then walk to “San Zaccaria M.V.E.” and take the line-20 ferry towards “San Servolo”
Line-5.1 towards “Lido” – stop at “San Zaccaria Danieli”, then walk to “San Zaccaria M.V.E.” and take the line-20 ferry towards “San Servolo”
From Tronchetto Park -> San Marco -> San Servolo
Public ferry Actv line-2 leaving from “Tronchetto Park” towards “San Marco / San Zaccaria”.
Line-2 – get off at “San Zaccaria M.V.E.” and from there take the line-20 ferry towards “San Servolo”.
From Piazzale Roma (car park) -> San Marco -> San Servolo
Public ferries leave from “Piazzale Roma” towards “San Marco / San Zaccaria” (get off at “San Zaccaria M.V.E.” to continue the journey towards “San Servolo” with the line-20 ferry):
Line-1 (boarding by the D-pier) towards “Lido” – stop at “San Zaccaria Danieli”, then walk to “San Zaccaria M.V.E.” and take the line-20 ferry towards “San Servolo”
Line-2 (boarding by the F-pier) towards “San Marco via Giudecca” – stop at “San Zaccaria M.V.E.” and from there take the line-20 towards “San Servolo”
Line-4.1 (boarding by the E-pier) towards “Murano via Giudecca” – stop at “San Zaccaria Jolanda”, then walk to “San Zaccaria M.V.E.” and take the line-20 towards “San Servolo”
Line-5.1 (boarding by the E-pier) towards “Lido” – stop at “San Zaccaria Danieli”, then walk to “San Zaccaria M.V.E.” and take the line-20 towards “San Servolo”
The Island of San Servolo is composed of a large architectural complex and a lovely park.
Its first settlement dates back to the 17th century when a group of Benedictine monks took refuge on the narrow and marshy island.
The Province of Venezia, now known as the Metropolitan City of Venice, retained ownership of the island. In the 1990s, it began an architectural recovery program to protect and promote it through its in-house company, San Servolo – Servizi Metropolitani di Venezia.
The San Servolo is an island of extraordinary beauty and unique in its kind. We have chosen this location as:
- San Servolo is an island in the lagoon of Venice and thus a place at great risk due to the climate crisis (as well as many other islands in the world).
- San Servolo is a symbol for “Inclusion”. For many years, it housed psychiatric patients until the hospital’s closing (The Basaglia Reform, 1978). Today is houses the University, student housing, a conference center and “The Insane Asylum Museum” founded by the Basaglia Foundation. The island has been transformed from a place of confinement to a place of inclusion.
- Franco Basaglia psychiatrist, neurologist and great innovator in the field of mental health, in 1972 founded CLU, the first social cooperative in Europe, established in the psychiatric hospital of Trieste.
