Venice, Italy Intro to Travel & Tourism By: S. Land & S. Ashby

Venice Italy Venice, capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a marshy lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. Its stone palaces seemingly rise out of the water. There are no cars or roadways, just canals and boats. The Grand Canal snakes through the city, which is filled with innumerable narrow, maze like alleys and small squares.

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Famous Attractions 1.Grand Canal - Wide canal crossed by the Rialto Bridge. 2.Scuola Grande Di San Rocco - Grand Art Museum dedicated to Tintoretto. 3.Palazzo Contarini Del Bovolo - Small Palace with unique staircase. 4.Caffe Florian - Lavish 18th century coffeehouse. 5.Biblioteca Marciana - Ornate reference library sculptures. 6.Campo San Polo - Ice skating

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Famous Facts 1.There are about 350 gondolas and 400 gondolieri in the city of Venice. 2.The canals were the main routes of communication in Venice. That is why the main gates of the houses are always on a side of canals. 3.The S-shaped Grand Canal is the biggest canal in Venice and it splits the city in two. 4.The Venice lagoon is 15 meters deep at its deepest point. 5.Around 66,000 people live in Venice, mostly senior citizens. 6.Feeding pigeons is not allowed in Venice. 7.Venice is more than 1500 years old. It dates back to the mid The progressive sinking of the town also makes people move out.

Government Venice. One of the first cities in Italy to engage in international commerce after the devastations of the early Middle Ages, Venice established a maritime empire by 1300 and a territorial empire from the early 1400s. Its unique form of government, although not as perfect as its apologists claimed, was a model of a "mixed" constitution for the early modern world. Adapting to changing circumstances, its economy remained vibrant into the seventeenth century. It experienced little social turmoil, while its literary and artistic achievements were rivaled only by those of Florence and Rome. For most of its thousand years of existence, Venice was free and independent. One of the most successful states in Europe, it fell at last to Napoleon in Middle Ages Rome Europe

Famous People from Venice 1.Antonio Vivaldi - Antonio Vivaldi was a 17th and 18th century composer who rsquo;s become one of the most renowned figures in European classical music.Priest, Educator,Composer, (1678–1741)Antonio Vivaldi 2.Christine de Pisan - Christine de Pisan was one of the most notable women writers of medieval times who is known for her pioneering works about women. Poet, Women's Rights Activist, Journalist (1364–c. 1430)Christine de Pisan 3.Marco Polo - Venetian merchant and adventurer Marco Polo traveled from Europe to Asia from 1271 to He wrote Il Milione, known in English as The Travels of Marco Polo.Journalist, Explorer (c. 1254–1324)Marco Polo 4.Canaletto - Italian artist Canaletto produced topographical paintings of Venice, London and the English countryside. He significantly influenced landscape painting.Painter (1697–1768)Canaletto 5.Tintoretto - Tintoretto is considered one of the greatest Venetian painters of 16th century Italian.Painter (c. 1518– 1594)Tintoretto 6.Giovanni Giacomo Casanova - Giovanni Giacomo Casanova, an 18th Century figure, is known for his archetypal reputation as a seducer of women. Spy, Writer (1725–1798)Giovanni Giacomo Casanova 7.Giorgione - High Renaissance style Venetian painter Giorgione is best known for "The Tempest." He was also one of the first painters to paint people in a landscape setting.Painter (c. 1477–c. 1510)Giorgione

Famous People from Venice

Our Trip to Venice Italy! Sharee and I are taking a long flight of 16 hours and 34 minutes to the one and only Venice Italy. A round trip ticket costs $1,528 a piece.

Where to Stay We are staying at the Westin Europa & Regina, Venice. Address: S. Marco, 2159, Venezia VE, Italy Cost is $444 a night.

Where to Eat 1.Osteria Antico Giardinetto 2.La Colombina 3.Ostaria dai Zemei 4.Osteria Trefanti 5.Riviera 6.Cocaeta

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