by Venice is a famous tourist and industrial city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region (Veneto region). Once the center of the Republic of Venice, known as the “Pearl of the Adriatic” and the site of the Crusades, Venice is one of the most romantic cities in the world. The city of Venice encompasses 118 artificial islands and an adjacent artificial peninsula in the Venetian Lagoon on the Adriatic coast of northeastern Italy, crisscrossed by 117 waterways. This saltwater lagoon runs along the coastline between the Po and Piave rivers.
Venice, with its architecture, painting, sculpture and opera, has an extremely important position and influence in the world. Venice has the reputation of “born because of water, beautiful because of water, and prosperous because of water”, and enjoys the reputation of “Water city”, “water city” and “Hundred Island City”.
1. The Grand Canal
The Grand Canal is the most important canal in Venice, Italy, and is part of Venice’s main water transportation network. But also the soul of Venice, after arriving in Venice, is to take the local bus boat, shuttle on the Grand Canal. On the way, you will pass the Rialto Bridge, one of the four Bridges across the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, and the oldest of them. The Rialto Bridge belongs to the Renaissance style, known as the “White giant elephant”, is lined with markets and restaurants, and is a place for friends to clock in and take photos.
2. St. Mark’s Square
In Venice, Piazza SAN Marco is the only square called “Piazza”; all other squares, large and small, are called “Campi”. St. Mark’s Square is a rectangular square surrounded by the Governor’s Palace, St. Mark’s Church, St. Mark’s Bell Tower, the old and new executive residence buildings, the Napoleonic Wing connecting the two buildings, the bell tower of St. Mark’s Church and the Library of St. Mark’s and the Grand Canal of Venice.
3. St. Mark’s Basilica
St. Mark’s Church is the Catholic Basilica in Venice, is a famous representative of Byzantine architecture, its internal dome is inlaid with more than 8,000 square meters of golden Mosaic frescoes, so it is also known as the “golden Church”.
4. St. Mark’s Bell Tower
A bell tower in Venice, Italy, located near St. Mark’s Square, is one of the landmarks of Venice, with a height of 99 meters. You can take the elevator to the top, and at the top of the bell tower you can overlook the entire main island of Venice and the surrounding lagoon, and even see the Alps in the distance on a good day.
5. The Governor’s Palace
A Gothic building in Venice, Italy, that served as the supreme administration and court of the Republic of Venice from the 8th to the 18th centuries, and was the residence of the Doge of Venice.
6. Shipwreck Bookstore
Located on the main island of Venice, Italy, it was opened in 2004 and has been praised as “the most beautiful bookstore in the world” by the BBC. At the same time, it is also the only bookstore in the world that is “below the water level”. Unlike the shelf containers of traditional bookstores, Sunken Ship Bookstore uses gondolas, bathtubs and waterproof tanks to place and store books. When the canal water level is high, water will flow into the bookstore, and the gondolas containing books will float, and readers can enjoy the fun of reading in the wet.
7. Burano Island
Located in Venice, Italy, an island filled with colorful small houses, islanders are the descendants of fishermen, the local handmade lace and yarn products and MURANO(Murano) island stained glass, are the characteristics of Venice handicrafts. The island of Burano, like a fairy tale version of Venice, is simpler, more peaceful and happier than the island itself.
8. Murano Island
A charming and peaceful region, known the world over for its colorful glass craft, is also known as the “Glass Island”. Perfect for all those who want to escape the chaos and seek refuge, even if only for a few hours here, to enjoy the atmosphere full of art and beauty, and the sense of time passing here is completely different from the nearby water city of Venice.
9. Venice Carnival
Venice Carnival is one of the oldest and largest carnivals in the world today, and carnival in Europe is said to have originated from the ancient Shennong Festival. The biggest feature of the Venetian Carnival is its masks, followed by its gorgeous costumes. Behind the mask, age differences are eliminated, the old become young, and the young suddenly become old and strong.
