Venice

Venice in history

Venice is the capital of Veneto and was the capital of republic of Venice (IX sec. to 1814).

Venice was part of the first and second world wars with Italy. 

Venice in literature

Ugo Foscolo was born in Zante (republic of venice), Shakespaere wrote about venice.

Gabriele D’annunzio set his work “il fuoco” in Venice.

Trip to venice

San marco squere the heart of Venice located a few meters from the Venetian lagoon.

Palazzo Balbi is a palace from the second half of the sixteenth century, this palace overlooks the Big Canal .

Bridge of Sighs is a baroque style bridge.

Rialto Bridge is one of the four bridges that cross the Big Canal.

Carnival of Venice

The Carnival of Venice is one of the most famous carnivals in the world.

A particular event of the carnival is the flight of the angel that is an acrobat is dscends from the bell tower to the ducal palace.

Typical Venetian foods

The typical Venetian foods are baccalà mantecato and sarde in saor and sweet San martino.

Typical means of transport

A nice thing to do in Venice is a gondola ride.

The gondola is a typical boat of the venice lagoon.

Why would you like to visit this place?
Would you like to go and live there in the future? Why? Why not?

Venice is a beautiful alternative city to visit because it is surrounded by the sea.

I would not go there to live because it is very expensive and isolated.