Venice

         Venice is a city in northern Italy known both for tourism and industry.

         Venice has been known as the "City of Water", "City of Masks", "City of Bridges", "The Floating City", and "City of Canals". Venice is one of Europe's most romantic cities.

         Venice has played an important role in the history of symphonic and operatic music.

         The city is divided into six areas. The buildings of Venice are constructed on closely spaced wood piles. Venice has a humid subtropical climate with cool winters and very warm summers.

         Today, Venice's economy is mainly based on tourism, shipbuilding, services, trade and industrial exports. Glass production and lace production are highly important to the economy. Venice is famous for its ornate glass-work, known as Venetian glass. The city has an average of 50,000 tourists a day.

         In the 1980s, the Carnival of Venice was revived and the city has become a major centre of international conferences and festivals, such as the prestigious Venice Biennale and the Venice Film Festival. The Venice Biennale is one of the most important events in the arts calendar. The Venice Film Festival is one of the world's most prestigious film festivals and is part of the Venice Biennale. They attract visitors from all over the world for their theatrical, cultural, cinematic, artistic, and musical productions.

         The classical Venetian boat is the gondola, although it is now mostly used for tourists, or for weddings, or other ceremonies.

         Venetian cuisine is characterized by seafood, but also includes garden products, rice and game

         Two of the most famous Venetian writers were Marco Polo and Casanova. Polo was a merchant who voyaged to the Orient. Casanova was a prolific writer and famous adventurer.