VENICE

GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY
Venice is in north-east Italy.


Divided into six district.
DEMOGRAPHICS
There are about 270 thousand people in Venice.

The largest ethnicity is Italian.

HISTORY OF VENICE
Italian city


Consisted of several islands


Was found in year 568

HISTORY OF VENICE


Two of the main attractions is the Grand Canal and the
Saint Marks Basilica
MAIN ATTRACTIONS
Its the cathedral church of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese
of Venice, northern Italy and
the most famous of the city's
churches and one of the best
known examples of Italo-
Byzantine architecture.
It forms one of the major water-
traffic corridors in the city. Public
transport is provided by water buses
and private water taxis, and many
tourists explore the canal by
gondola.
THE RIALTO BRIDGE
Height of 8 meters
Built in the 15th century by Antonio Da Ponte

PALACE CA MOCENIGO
Built in the 17th century
Named After the Mocenigo Family

FONDACO DEI TURCHI
Built in the 13th century by Giacomo Palmier

Nowadays it is called the Natural History Museum

TRANSPORTATION
Taxi boat and private boats.

Waterbuses.

National trains.

International airport.
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION
CUISINE
Seafood is a major part of the Venetian cuisine
because of the sea on their southeastern border
Another food the are famous is pasta.
Italy is very famous for its pizza.
Rice is among many of their dishes. The most
common rice they use is Arborio.
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