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| Venice, Italy Travel Guide |
Venice
Italy - The City of Magic
 Vibrant,
vivid and vivacious, Venice, La Serenissima, Queen of the Adriatic
holds a mystical aura of a city of canals and palaces. Achingly
beautiful, Venice holds sway as one of the most enchanting places
in the world. With canals, bridges and islands, Venice boasts of
myriad magic festivals, exotic cuisine and magnificent architecture.
With an area of 458 sq. km., Venice has a population of 63,000 people
in central Venice. Situated in Italy, Venice follows the Central
European time with its official language being Italian.
Skim over serene canals in romantic gondolas and absorb the mystery
of a bewitching panorama of mysterious canals, exquisite buildings
and an ambience of tranquility accompanied by the music of an ever
flowing expanse of water. Built on 117 small islands, Venice holds
the charm of 150 canals, 409 bridges and six sestieri of San Marco,
Dorsoduro, San Polo, Santa Croce, Cannaregio and Castello. Its main
street is its ‘Grand Canal’ which passes through each
of the districts in natural twists and turns along the length of
Venice from the railway station to San Marco. |
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Divine Grace of Venice Italy |
 The
history of Venice is fascinating and longer than its canals. As a
center of enormous and extensive trade, Venice was a great sea power
with trade relations with the Mediterranean region and the Far East,
holding a supreme position till the Age of Discovery. The artists
and artisans of Venice were influenced by the talent from the Orient
and they infused this intricate art into their divine creations especially
into their traditional chief occupations of glass-making and textile
industry.>>>>>More
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Cosmic Gift to Venice Italy |
 Venice
with its islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello are amongst the many
pieces of an intricate jigsaw puzzle thrown haphazardly over the shallow
stretch of Laguna Veneta. The slim and slender Lido di Venzia lies
to the east and makes its way 10 Kilometers to the south to another
narrow stretch called Pellestrina, slimming down to the laid-back
town of Chioggia. >>>>>More
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Memorable Legacy of Venice Italy |
 Mesmerizing,
mystical and magical, Venice as unique as its ambience displays a
magnificent collection of amazing architecture. The captivating Ca’
d’ Oro, is structured in the Gothic style showcasing the Galleria
Franchetti whose amazing collection of tapestries, bronzes and paintings
display the style of the 15th and 16th centuries with many works by
Titian.>>>>>More
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Spirit of Celebration & Festivals in Venice Italy |
 Venice
with its festive air adds to its celebrations whose ambience has an
eternal air of jubilation and joie de vivre. The Snail Fest, the Carnivale
de Venice, the Children’s Carnival, the famous masked Vogata,
Regata delle Befana, Festa della Sensa, Sposalizio del Mar, Festa
del Redentore, the Venice International Film Festival, Italy’s
version of Cannes, is held annually in August at the Palazzo della
Mostra del Cinema on the Lido. >>>>>More
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| A
Culinary Journey to Venice Italy |
| The aromas of Venice and its cuisine are exciting, exquisite and
excellent with its reputation of international gastronomic delights.
Its cuisine has been imported from far-off places giving way to culinary
innovations that include the tasty polenta, the divine pasta e fagioli,
baccala, cookies, waffles, risotto, Risi e bisi, Brodo di pesce, Fegato
alla Veneziana con Cipolle and Zuppa di cozze and a host of cosmopolitan
dishes.>>>>>More
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Eternal Ballad to Venice Italy |
| As an eternal theater reflected in its canals, Venice dubbed as
the Supreme Serenity, is magical with its inhabitants attached to
its romantic atmosphere, its serene waters and its unique vivid scenes
of life is memorable and mesmerizing. Bustling with energy, the tangy
odour of ozone, coffee, chocolate and a tradition of famous wines,
penetrates the air with the song of its history silently singing a
ballad of love and war. >>>>>More
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