Tembea: Venice City of Water

Venice is a small city with a load of attractive pieces of history, tradition, and grandeur.Located in northern Italy, Venice is known both for tourism and for industry. The city’s name comes from the ancient tribe of Veneti that inhabited the region in Roman times.

Friday, March 11, 2011
Venice

Venice is a small city with a load of attractive pieces of history, tradition, and grandeur.Located in northern Italy, Venice is known both for tourism and for industry. The city’s name comes from the ancient tribe of Veneti that inhabited the region in Roman times.

[1][2] The city
historically was the 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.

The city stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic
Sea in northeast Italy. The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between the mouths
of the Po (south) and the Piave (north) Rivers.

Venice is one of the world’s greatest and most beautiful cities of art with its beautiful cityscape, uniqueness and rich musical and artistic cultural heritage. In the 19th century,

it became a fashionable centre for the rich and famous. In Venice you can find St Mark’s Basilica, the Grand Canal, and the Piazza San Marco, to name a few. One can take a traditional boat to experience the grandeur and often documented beauty of the enchanting canal of Venice.

Watch masterpieces of Renaissance architecture along with vintage administrative buildings and
erstwhile homes and markets.

The striking gondolas that pass through the canal waterways also provide a super romantic backdrop to the sightseeing session. St Mark’s Square is a landmark location for housing the foremost church and citadel in the city.

The Basilica di San Marco and Palazzo’s foundations were laid on this buzzing Venice hotspot. The Basilica features a Byzantine relief molded in gold and embellished with expensive stones.

The square has several street-side cafes and the Archeological Museum. In Accademia is
a vast storehouse of one of the finest and rarest collection of art in Europe.

Venice is a picturesque montage of classic art, immortal beauty, Victorian sophistication and a seamless architectural heritage that draws hordes of tourists to the city that basks in the glow of  Wonderful culture, history and a breathtaking view make Venice one of the best
hotspots for tourists.

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