1. History
Venice (Italian: Venezia [veˈnɛ ttsja] ( listen), Venetian: Venexia [veˈnɛ sja]; (Latin: Venetia)) is a city
in northeast Italy sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges.
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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.
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The city in
its entirety is listed as a World Heritage Site, along with its lagoon.
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Reaching Venice
By AIR: Venice's main airport (www.veniceairport.it) is situated on the mainland in Tessera,
just north of the city, and is used by a large number of airlines, including British Airways, easyJet,
Iberia, Lufthansa, Northwest Airlines, Delta, Alitalia, Air France and BMI but not Ryanair.
By CAR:You certainly won't be needing a car if you're only planning to visit Venice:
there's water where the streets should be. There are roads and motor vehicles on the Lido but it's
such a small island, and parking is a nightmare, that you'll undoubtedly find a car is more
hindrance than help. The only instance in which a vehicle is vital is if you're planning to explore
the mainland Veneto region.
ByRAIL: Venice has two railway stations: Venezia-Mestre on the mainland andVenezia-
Santa Lucia which is on the Grand Canal. Many trains terminate at the latter. You can take
a vaporetto or water taxi to your final destination from right outside.
Some through-trains stop at Mestre but not Santa Lucia, in which case you’ll need to hop on a
local train (or any train which stops here and continues to Santa Lucia) to cross the bridge to
Venice proper.
ByWATER TAXI: Taking a (water) taxi in Venice is an expensive business. They are,
however, very handy for visitors with limited mobility (or too much luggage) if you opt to stay in a
hotel with its own water entrance.
Consorzio Motoscafi (+39 041 5222303; www.motoscafivenezia.it) water taxis charge 60 euros for
up to six people (including their luggage) from the station or Piazzale Roma to the Rialto or San
Marco area. For tours of the city, the rate is 100 euros per hour, 380 euros for four hours and 750
euros for eight hours, in each case for up to eight people.

2. ByBUS: ACTV (www.actv.it) runs the Venice area’s land buses as well as the water buses.
You won’t use buses unless you’re staying on the Lido, or in Mestre on the mainland. From the
Lido, you’ll take a vaporetto from Lido-Santa Maria Elisabetto to reach Venice proper. From
Mestre, on the other hand, many bus services cross the bridge to Venice’s transport hub at
Piazzale Roma, from where you can pick up avaporetto.
HOT ATTRACTIONS
Venice Biennale : The Venice Biennale is one of the most important events in the arts
calendar. During 1893 headed by the mayor of Venice, Riccardo Selvatico, the Venetian City Council passed a
resolution on 19 April to set up an Esposizione biennale artistica nazionale (biennial exhibition of Italian art), to
be inaugurated on 22 April 1895.
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Following the outbreak of hostilities during the Second World War, the
activities of the Biennale were interrupted in September 1942, but resumed in 1948.
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Festa del Redentore:The Festa del Redentore is held in mid July. It began as a feast
to give thanks for the end of the terrible plague of 1576. A bridge of barges is built connecting Giudecca to the
rest of Venice, and fireworks play an important role
Venice Film Festival:The Venice Film Festival (Italian Mostra Internazionale d'Arte
Cinematografica di Venezia) is the oldest film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi di
Misuratain 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place
every year in late August or early September on the island of the Lido, Venice, Italy. Screenings take place in
the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi. It is one of the world's most prestigious film
festivals and is part of the Venice Biennale.
LOCAL SIGHTSEEING
La Fenice :Teatro La Fenice (pronounced [la feˈnitʃ e], "The Phoenix") is an opera
house in Venice, Italy. It is one of the most famous theatres in Europe, the site of many famous operatic
premieres. Its name reflects its role in permitting an opera company to "rise from the ashes" despite losing the
use of two theatres (to fire and legal problems respectively). Since opening and being named La Fenice, it has
burned and been rebuilt twice more.
Gallerie dell'Accademia:The Gallerie dell'Accademia is a museum gallery of pre-
19th century art in Venice, northern Italy. Situated on the south bank of the Grand Canal, within
the sestiere of Dorsoduro, it gives its name to one of the three bridges across the canal, the Ponte
dell'Accademia, and to the boat landing station for the vaporetto water bus. It was originally created as an art
school.

3. Church of San Geremia : On the inside, you can admire the wonderful works of
art but most important, this church is a well known pilgrimage point because of the grave of Santa Lucia di Siracusa,
who is celebrated on December 13th and is known by the pilgrims to be the “eye protector”. The outside of the
church is featured by the façade overlooking the Gran Canal, on which you can easily see the following inscription:
“Lucia Vergine di Siracusa rests in peace in this temple. You inspire a bright future and peace to Italy and the entire
World”.
Guglie Bridge:, added after a restoration in 1823, it cross the Cannaregio canal (sestiere of
Cannaregio) the only inner canal of the historic centre to be crossed by public boats, the service on this are is
suspended in case of high tide, the water raise and the arcade of the bridge become lower so boats can get
trough.
Last restoration was made in 1987, steps were redone (were in Tarmac now in stone) also a disable ramp has been
installed, and it is one of the few permanent ramp in the whole city.
Cuisine
Rixi e bixi: a poor but tasty dish consisting of a simple risotto with pancetta and peas cooked in a broth.
Sarde in saor: fried sardines, dipped in partially fried onion in the same oil in which they are fried sardines,
raisins and pine nuts (traditionally only by winter to increase the calories), other spices and sprinkled with
plenty of vinegar. One leaves everything to marinate at least one night.
Mołeche: small green species crabs (Carcinus maenas), when they arrived at the peak of phase changes
and then soft, they are fried. The mołeche are very valuable because the process of changing the water
brackish lagoons lasts a few hours, the armor back hard and immediately return to be called maxenete.
Rixoto de gò: rice prepared with goby (of the Gobius ophiocephalus species), also known as gò, typical
fish of the Venetian Lagoon.
Pasta e faxioi: bean soup with noodles (typically long pasta rough).
Połenta e schie: small shrimp from the lagoon (gray mud, gray-brown from boiled), fried and perched on a
bed of white polenta very soft.
Sepe al nero: cuttlefish cooked with their ink lagoon.
Fegato ała venesiana: a high-class Venetian plate of liver, chopped and cooked together with chopped
onions.
Bigołi in salsa: bigoli pasta served with an anchovy and onion sauce.
Among the many Venetian desserts, the most well-known are: the fritołe (or frittelle),
the baicołi (or baicoli), xałeti (or zaletti), thepinsa (or pinza), the gałani (or galani), and the fugasa (or focaccia).
Shopping
In a city that for centuries has thrived almost exclusively on tourism, remember
this: Where you buy cheap, you get cheap. There are few bargains to be had; the
nonproduce part of the Rialto Market is as good as it gets, where you'll find cheap T-

4. shirts, glow-in-the-dark plastic gondolas, and tawdry glass trinkets. Venetians,
centuries-old merchants, aren't known for bargaining. You'll stand a better chance of
getting a bargain if you pay in cash or buy more than one item.
Venice is uniquely famous for local crafts that have been produced here for centuries
and are hard to get elsewhere: the glassware from Murano, the delicate lace from
Burano, and the cartapesta (papier-mâché) Carnevale masks you'll find in
endless botteghe, where you can watch artisans paint amid their wares.