Venice
Venice is a city in Northern Italy
The population of Venice is 271 367 people
It is built on 117 islands that are connected by bridges, and there are 150 canal waterways.
Venice is one of the top tourist attractions in the world, and the buildings in this city are old and attractive.
The most common ways to get around Venice is the gondola, and also the vaporetto, which is a water bus and carries lots of people around the canals. You can also walk around the city.
The city was founded by people from the veneto region as a refuge from the barbarian invasions, when the Roman empire fell. During the Middle Ages Venice slowly grew to be an important commercial city. Around the year 1000 AD the Republic of Venice started to create an empire in the eastern Mediterranean sea. It lasted until 1797 AD, when it was annexed by Napoleon' s Armies. Venice deeply influenced the Veneto, Istria and Dalmatia coast for one thousand years. Venice started to lose population after the Napoleon conquest, but with the unification of Italy the city returned to be an important city.
Venice has played an important role in the history of symphonic and operatic music, and it is the birthplace of Antonio Vivaldi.
Venice is a major international center for higher education. The city hosts Ca' Foscari University of Venice founded in 1868, Iuav University of Venice founded in 1926 and Venice International University, an international research center, founded in 1995 located on the island of San Servolo.
The population of Venice is 271 367 people
It is built on 117 islands that are connected by bridges, and there are 150 canal waterways.
Venice is one of the top tourist attractions in the world, and the buildings in this city are old and attractive.
The most common ways to get around Venice is the gondola, and also the vaporetto, which is a water bus and carries lots of people around the canals. You can also walk around the city.
The city was founded by people from the veneto region as a refuge from the barbarian invasions, when the Roman empire fell. During the Middle Ages Venice slowly grew to be an important commercial city. Around the year 1000 AD the Republic of Venice started to create an empire in the eastern Mediterranean sea. It lasted until 1797 AD, when it was annexed by Napoleon' s Armies. Venice deeply influenced the Veneto, Istria and Dalmatia coast for one thousand years. Venice started to lose population after the Napoleon conquest, but with the unification of Italy the city returned to be an important city.
Venice has played an important role in the history of symphonic and operatic music, and it is the birthplace of Antonio Vivaldi.
Venice is a major international center for higher education. The city hosts Ca' Foscari University of Venice founded in 1868, Iuav University of Venice founded in 1926 and Venice International University, an international research center, founded in 1995 located on the island of San Servolo.