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VENICE

Venice is a city in Italy which is renowned for the beauty of it seeing,its architecture and its artworks.

It is the capital of the Veneto region.There were 270.098 people residing in

Venice.It’s described by the Times as being one of

Europe’s most romantic cities.The historic center of Venice consists of

118 small islands.

A BIT OF INFORMATION

THE GRAND CANALIs the main street

of Venice.Is about 4 km and

divides the city in two: The eastern

part The west part.

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SAN MARCOIt’s located in the

southeast of Venice.

It has always benn the core of the city since it was founded.

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SAN POLO & SANTA CROCEIt measures only

34 hectares,is the smallest “sestiere” of Venice.

It includes the Rialto area,which is the oldest of the city,and its limit is the Grand Canal.

CASTELLOCastello is the

largest and most hetereogeneous “sestiere” of the city.

It extends from San Marcos to Cannareggio west and also to the modern east Sant Elena.

DORSODUROIs the most

southern part of Venice and it’s named for the hardness and the floor elevation.

CANNAREGIOIs in the northwest

part of Venice and here lives the third part of the population of Venice.

Venice is a tourist destination all year.The season with more tourists is from April

to October,especially in the months of July and August.

In this period of time is impossible to find a hotel if you haven’t booked.

Carnival and Christmas are also periods with many tourists.

But the best time of the year to avoid the crowds and enjoy Venice are the weeks before Easter.

WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO GO?

Venice has over 200 hotels.

Sleep in Venice is expensive.If you want to save on the price of the hotel, it’s better to sleep in the cities around Venice.

WHERE I CAN ACOMODATE?

MASKS:The masks are a

symbol of Venice and its carnival.

SHOPPING IN VENICE

JEWELRY AND ANTIQUES

Venetian specialties are based on fresh seasonal products:meat,cheese,fish, seafood,polenta and different types of rice.

Venetian sweets are famous because they are delicious;cookies,cakes and sweets as “bussulai” with cinnamon,”baicoli”,oval and the “mandolato”.

FOOD

FOOD

COOKIES AND SWEETS OF VENICE

THE VAPORETTOIs a water bus and is

the typical public transport in Venice to move in the city or to the other islands.

MOVING IN THE CITY

CARNIVAL

EVENTS AND FESTIVALS

LA BIENNALE

FILM FESTIVAL

THE HISTORICAL REGATTA

“SENSA I VOGALONGA”

FEAST OF SAN PEDRO

“CA’VENDRAMIN CALERGI”Is one of the most

beautiful casinos in the world.

It’s on the Gran Canal and it the first great Renaissance Venetian palace.

VENETIAN CASINO

BRIDGE OF SIGH: It’s the bridge

that where prisoners made their last sigh because theyknow that they had lost their freedom and it was the las time that they could see the daylight before entering to the cells.

IMPORTANT MONUMENTS

RIALTO BRIDGEIs the oldest of the

four bridges that cross the Grand Canal and probably the most famous of the city.

GRAND HOTEL TERME TRIESTE AND VICTORIA

THE MOST LUXURY HOTELS OF VENICE

Luna Hotel Baglioni

Hilton Molino Stucky Venice

The Westin Europa and Regina

Hotel Danieli

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