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Venice (/ ˈ v ɛ n ɪ s / VEN-iss; Italian: Venezia [veˈnɛt͡sja] ⓘ; Venetian: Venesia, formerly Venexia) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region.It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are linked by 438 bridges. [3]
The Republic of Venice was active in the production and trading of salt, salted products, and other products along trade routes established by the salt trade. Venice produced its own salt at Chioggia by the seventh century for trade, but eventually moved on to buying and establishing salt production throughout the Eastern Mediterranean ...
The Colosseum in Rome, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world The city of Venice, ranked many times as the most beautiful city in the world [1] [2] The Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence by Filippo Brunelleschi, which has the largest brick dome in the world, [3] [4] and is considered a masterpiece of world architecture The Sassi di Matera have been described by Fodor ...
Visitors to Venice will have to pay for an entry fee after the Italian city became the first in the world to introduce a charging system for tourists.
Venice and Rome get the most extended treatment, but James doesn't neglect the rest of the country. His Roman essays, though, show the strongest touch of his own experiences, especially his long rides on horseback through the Campagna and his many walks through various neighborhoods in the city.
The lagoon and a part of the city are listed as a World Heritage Site. [2] The Republic of Venice was a major financial and maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance , and a staging area for the Crusades and the Battle of Lepanto , as well as a very important center of commerce (especially silk, grain, and spice ) and art in the ...
The city of Venice, ranked many times as the most beautiful city in the world. [3] [4] It is the primary tourist destination and the capital of Veneto Lake Alleghe near Belluno Cortina d'Ampezzo The Piave River The Venetian Lagoon at sunset Flamingos in the delta of the Po river
Venetian Carnival: carnival is an annual festival held in different places around the world, with an early example dating back in Venice to at least 1268. The most peculiar feature of Venice's celebration has laid in the extensive use of masks. [260] The rite of Carneval has obscure origins, possibly Roman. [263] [264]