V E N I C E! In General

V E N I C E! In General 

Venice is one of the most remarkable, visited  and lovely places in the world. It is also one of Europe’s  most romantic cities. Venice has a lot of nicknames such as "City of Water", "City of Masks", "City of Bridges", "The Floating City", and "City of Canals". Venice and its lagoon is listed in UNESCO World Heritage site. 

City is built on 117 small islands and has 150 canals connected by 409 bridges. 

Venice is only pedestrian city in the world. The city is not large and you can walk from one end to the other in a few hours throughout its traffic-free streets and alleyways.

Be prepared to get lost easily, signs all over the city indicate the direction to the mian attractions. During walking you will discover marvelous art, superb architecture and breathtaking urban landscaping. 

There are other ways of transportation getting around in venice from the vaporetto to the water taxi to gondolas.

Dodge's Palace

Tourism has been a major sector of Venetian industry for centuries due to its beautiful cityscape, uniqueness and cultural heritage. There are a lot of attractions in the city, such as Piazza San Marco, St Mark’s Basilica, Dodge’s Palace, The Grand Canal, Il Campanello, Rialto Bridge. 

Venice is famous for Carnival, which is annual festival and  starts 58 days before easter and ends on shrove Wednesday. The history of the Venice Carnival tradition began after 1162 and it was renewed in 1979. During the carnival, Venetians and visitors alike dress up in the oddest of ways. Masks made the Venetian Carnival unique. City is the centre of international festivals and conferences, such as Venice Biennale and the Venice Fim Festival.