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CultureCulture• Venice was the home of Vivaldi and the center

for the world of music during the 16th century. Music is a large part of the Venetian culture.

• Theatre is also found readily in Venice. The Venetian commedia dell`Arte, performed at the Teatro Goldoni is a must see if you enjoy Venetian comedy. Classical ballet can be found at the PalaFenice, Tronchetto island. Other than this, there are no major dance performances to be found in Venice.

• The Biennale and the Venice Film Festival are the major cultural events for Venice. Originally founded in 1932 by Mussolini, the Venice Film Festival is considered the second most important film festival in the world. This festival takes place at the end of August and proceeds for ten days.

Teatro Goldoni

Restaurants.Restaurants.

Acqua Pazza

Acqua Pazza claims to offer Venice's best pizza in a comfortable outdoor setting. Overlooking the busy Campo Sant'Angelo, this place is a hot spot among young locals and tourists who don't mind paying more that the place actually deserves. It is known to have delicious fast food and home-made liqueurs.

Ostaria al Garanghelo

A narrow interior decorated with old maps and pictures. The menu is traditional, with a good variety of dishes and some choices for the vegetarian. We enjoy polenta with mushrooms, a plate of ham for carnivores, a vegetable repast, and some fine pasta dishes (either spaghetti or, for €1 extra, fresh pasta): with prawns, with meat and with tomato. Two courses each for three people, with water, home-baked bread, one chocolate dessert and half a litre of wine, comes to €76.

Granita.Original Tiramisu

Tiramisu Ice cream.

Most common desserts in ItalyMost common desserts in Italy

Biscotti

Rice Pudding

Pignoli

Pizzelles

Cheap Hotels.Cheap Hotels.Gorizia La Valigia Hotel.

Dining Hall.

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Ca’ d’Oro Hotel

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ActivitiesActivities Cheap

Skip the line: Venice in one dayDuration: 3 hours (approx.)$74.38

Your introduction to Venice begins with a two-hour walking tour showing you all the important monuments, from San Marco Square to the Rialto Bridge. You'll learn the history behind the famous landmarks, including the basilica's Byzantine heritage and the adjoining prisons of the Doge's Palace. Plus, you'll visit the famed basilica of St. Mark's without having to stand in a long line!

Gondola ride and serenade$62.22Duration: 35 minutes

Share a gondola with other travelers along the canals of Venice and be serenaded as your group of gondolas glide along the Grand Canal. One of the gondoliers will play music and sing songs throughout the 35-minute ride. Great value for money! Only a gondola ride can capture the magic of Venice.

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Activities on the Pricey sideActivities on the Pricey sideCortina and Dolomite Mountains Day Trip from Venice.

Duration: 8 hours$164.50

Discover the Beautiful mountain scenery of the Dolomites on a day trip from Venice. With a local lunch included, you'll visit the Cosmopolitan ski resort of Cortina, and admire the region's breathtaking mountain scenery

Private Tour: Venice Half-Day Walking TourDuration: 4 hours (approx.)$107.28

If you are staying near San Marco, your itinerary can include:

•Church of San Zaccaria

•Santa Maria Formosa Church and Square

•San Giovanni and Paolo Church

•Rialto fruit and fish market

Italy Is Known for Their Canals.Italy Is Known for Their Canals.

Grand Canal At Night

Venice is a great place to go because it is mostly a tourist town. As you can see in the picture bellow, most of the houses surrounding the Canal are flooded, therefore there are few people who still actually live there.

This is the way most people get to work!

< digging the Canals in 1904.

MuseumsMuseums Diocesan Museum of

Sacred Art

Vestments, paintings,

sculptures and furnishings coming

from the suppression of

Venetian churches and convents are what you can see in the Diocesan

Museum.

Museum of Bizantine Icons

In few rooms it's possible to admire the large production of Greek, Cretan and regional icons from the fourteenth century to eighteenth century. Most of these icons were brought to Venice during last centuries other have been painted directly here by Cretan artists

CurrencyCurrency

•The Euro. (€) This image represents a 5 euro banknote. Euro coins have one common side and one national side. They can be used anywhere within the Europe area, regardless of the country of issue. There are coins in denominations of €2, €1, 50 cent, 20 cent, 10 cent, 5 cent, 2 cent and 1 cent. The value of one U.S. dollar is equivalent to .70 euros.

Banknotes

Coins

LocationLocation

LocationSouthern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean sea, northeast of Tunisia.

Best Places to StayBest Places to Stay

Dei Dogi Veneziani

Each one of the 26 suites features individually controlled thermostat, minibars, 25inch televisions with satellite channels, radio, direct telephone, in-room fax on request, safe, bathtub, and/or shower. Dei Dogi Veneziani Restaurant provide our guests a rich breakfast with a gorgeous ambience, with 2 meeting rooms featured with all the technically equipment.

•Pets Allowed •Common/Public Areas Accessible to

Wheelchairs

Bauer Palladio Hotel & Spa...On Giudecca Island

Guests can watch the bustle of the Grand Canal from the entrance, relax in the garden or head to the spa centre. The hotel also runs a complimentary shuttle boat from Bauer Palladio to the sister hotel Bauer Il Palazzo and back.One double or two twin beds. Period features, pastel-toned decor and rich tapestries. Minibar, satellite television, direct-dial telephone, wireless Internet connection (surcharge), complimentary newspaper, safe. Bathroom with hair dryer, bathrobes and toiletries.

Historic SitesHistoric SitesPonte di Rialto (Rialto Bridge)

In the late 1500s, Venice held a competition to design a stone bridge that would replace earlier wooden versions across the Grand Canal. This created much excitement and some of the best architects of the time submitted entries, including Michelangelo, Palladio, and Sansovino. The winning bridge was one that was designed by the appropriately named Antonio da Ponte (Anthony of the Bridge) and concentrated more on the actual structure, rather than on fancy detail and elaborate decoration. The design also kept costs to a minimum, which was important at the time, as the city's finances were low after opening of oceanic trade routes and also wars against the Turks. It soon became the most famous of the city's bridges and there are many shops nearby the bridge, selling a wide range of jewellery, linens and Murano glass.

Napoleon once remarked that St. Mark's Square was the 'finest drawing room in Europe'. This square has been a popular tourist attraction for centuries and is also home to many pigeons. The piazza is the point around which Venetian life revolves and there is always an exciting atmosphere in this busy square, with many cafés often playing live music. Without doubt one of the finest piazzas in the whole world, St. Mark's Square is surrounded on three sides by the arcades of public buildings, the Procuratie Nuove (south), the Procuratie Vecchie (north) and the Ala Napoleonica (west). The stunning rounded domes of the outstanding Basilica San Marco add to the overall character. Originally much smaller, with fruit trees and a canal running down the centre, the square was covered with paving slabs in 1267 and the canal subsequently filled in. The 15th-century Torre dell'Orologio clock tower rises high above the entrance to the Mercerie and the bell is struck every hour. St. Mark's Square is actually one of the lowest areas in the city and consequently can become quickly covered in water at high tide (acqua alta) during October to March, which is quite an unusual and memorable sight. There are also two columns containing the emblems of the city's patron saints - the figure of St. Theodore and of course, the winged lion of St. Mark himself.

Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's Square)

LanguageLanguage

•House: Casa

•Sister: Sorella

•Brother: Fratello

•Mother: Madre

•Father: Padre

•Dog: Cane

•Cat: Gatto

•Hello: Hallo

•Goodbye: Domani

•I Love You: ti amo

•God bless you: Dio ti benedica

When To Go to VeniceWhen To Go to Venice

•The most pleasant time of year to come is late March into May, with clear spring days and fewer crowds. The city is especially busy in the flourishing months of spring, especially surrounding Easter. Accommodation is one of the most difficult things to find around that time zone, as well as around Christmas, New Year and festival Carnevale (Which is in February). Like Italy’s other great tourist areas, Venice is at its worst in summer (Months such as June-August): it's crowded, oppressively hot and sticky. September is the next best in terms of weather, but October is quieter. Flooding occurs in November and December, and winter can be unpleasantly cold, although seeing Venice under a layer of snow can cast the aura of a fairy tale.

The Day of the marriage between Venice and the sea. In olden days the Doge would ride out in his ship, the "Bucintoro", and toss a ring of gold into the waters off the Lido. Today the ceremony is not as magnificent as in previous centuries, but the symbolism of the mystic marriage to the sea is still evident and is certainly still valid today. The Mayor of Venice, civic dignitaries and religious and military representatives leave Saint Mark's Square and sail to the Port of S. Nicolò where the ritual ring throwing takes place.

Festivities Festivities

May 23, 2009 - Ascension Day of Festa della Sensa

Political SystemPolitical System

The Senate Above the Great Council in the political structure of the Republic was the Senate. This was formed of 300 members and met in the Sala del Senato. The Senators were elected once a year from the Great Council. The senators had the right to stand for re-election to this unpaid post. The Senate was summoned to deliberate by the sounding of the Mezza Terza bell in the Campanile.

Signoria A more senior body than the Senate, Signoria was a council of ten people. Composed of the Quarantia Criminal, and the Consiglio Minore. The Signoria was a more powerful deliberative body within the government. The Quarantia Criminal were the three heads of the judicial courts and their office was honoured with an ex-officio membership of the Signoria. The Consiglio Minore was the Cabinet of the Republic it was composed of the Doge and his six ministers who apart from their standard duties as the government of a prosperous empire, had to oversee the actions of the Council of Ten in its role of preserving the Republic.

LawsLaws

•All gondolas in Venice by law, must be painted black unless they belong to a high ranking official.

•A man may be arrested for wearing a skirt.

•It is illegal to practice the profession of charlatanry. Striking someone with a fist is considered a felony.

•Venice: Since 1173 it has been illegal to die.

•It is illegal to make coffins out of anything except nutshells or wood

CheapestCheapest FlightFlight Tulsa to Venice

•Departing ··· Tulsa, OK (TUL) Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 at 10:35 AMArriving ··· Chicago, IL (ORD) Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 at 12:27 PMDistance ··· 585 mi (941km) Aircraft Type ··· Embraer RJ145 Amazon (Jet) Cabin Class ··· Economy/Coach•Connection Time ··· 6hr 22min LufthansaFlight 9151Departing ··· Chicago, IL (ORD) Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 at 6:49 PMArriving ··· Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) Friday, Dec 11, 2009 at 10:15 AM (next day)Distance ··· 4328 mi (6965km) Aircraft Type ··· Boeing 777 (Jet) Cabin Class ··· Economy/Coach•Connection Time ··· 6hr 15min LufthansaFlight 4086Departing ··· Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) Friday, Dec 11, 2009 at 4:30 PM (next day)Arriving ··· Venice, Italy (VCE) Friday, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:45 PM (next day)Distance ··· 359 mi (577km) Aircraft Type ··· Airbus A320-100/200 (Jet) Cabin Class ··· Economy/CoachTotal Trip Distance ··· 5272 miles (8484 km)

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