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Where is Venice ?
Venice is a city in Italy, built upon a group of 118 small islands that are divided by channels and linked together with bridges. It is the capital of the Veneto district and is lo...
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Venice History
Origins As there are no historical references in relevance with the first centuries in Venice, tradition and the existing testimonies have made many historians agree that the o...
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Venice Culture
Facts and Statistics Location: Italy Climate: Venice has a humid subtropical climate with cool winters and very warm summers. Population: 261,321775,927 (January 2018) ...
A few Venice attractions and places to visit
Districts in Venice
Castello
Castello is situated in the east part of Venice. It is the largest district in land and the second largest in population. It does not howeve...
San Polo
San Polo is one of the six districts in Venice. It is the smallest out of the six districts and it is situated within the upper curse of the...
Santa Croce
Santa Croce is one of the six districts in Venice and is the smallest one. It is however the only once that can be accessed by car and which...
San Marco
San Marco is one of the six district in Venice and it is situated in the centre of Venice and also includes the island of San Giorgio M...
Cannaregio
Cannaregio is situated in the north part of Venice. It is the second largest district in population and the second largest in land. The dist...
Dorsoduro
Dorsoduro is one of the six districts located in Venice. Dorsoduro includes Giudecca Island as well as Isola Sacca Fisola. It has received i...
Top bridges in Venice
Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs)
The Bridge of Sighs or Ponte dei Sospiri in Italian is a is a romantic and iconic landmark in Venice. This elegant bridge, shrouded in...
Ponte di Rialto (Rialto Bridge)
The Rialto Bridge is the most famous and most ancient bridge out of the four that cross the Grand Canal. The Rialto Bridge, known as Ponte d...
Top Museums & Galleries in Venice
Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia (Museum of Natural History)
In the historical center of Venice, the Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia, or the Venice Museum of Natural History, offers a remarkable ex...