Venice Guide - Locations In Italy

Venice is a city in northeastern Italy sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. It is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. Venice is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. The city in its entirety is listed as a World Heritage Site, along with its lagoon.

Venice has been known as the "La Dominante", "Serenissima", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Masks", "City of Bridges", "The Floating City", and "City of Canals". Luigi Barzini described it in The New York Times as "undoubtedly the most beautiful city built by man". Venice has also been described by the Times Online as being one of Europe's most romantic cities.

The Republic of Venice was a major 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 and art in the 13th century up to the end of the 17th century. This made Venice a wealthy city throughout most of its history. It is also known for its several important artistic movements, especially the Renaissance period. Venice has played an important role in the history of symphonic and operatic music, and it is the birthplace of Antonio Vivaldi.

Venice is the essence of the Renaissance, the world's only city without cars, God tears in here, but make it more crystal and tenderness.

• Piazza San Marco - Venice's central square, Napoleon called "the world's most beautiful living room, next to St. Mark's Basilica in Venice landmark.
• Ponte dei Sospiri - Bridge of Sighs was built between the Government House and Venice prison, an early Baroque style, the legend if the couple kissing under the bridge, love will be eternal.
• Rialto Bridge - Trade Center in Venice, the world's first bank was founded here, even Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" background to choose in Lei Yatuo bridge.
• Burano - Burano Island, like a fairy tale version of Venice, the island Biweinisi it more simple and more serene and happier.
• Chiesa di Santa Sofia - Gothic architecture of Venice's most outstanding collection of paintings of the Venetian school of painting from the 14th century to the 18th century treasures, into a set of European painting.