VENICE

A truly unique city that has canals instead of streets and water instead of traffic. Venice is made to be seen from the water. It has a Grand Canal and infinity of small ones. You can float through the canals either in gondola or in vaporetto; obviously, if you can afford it choose a gondola to enjoy the splendor of the town; you can distinguish the old venetian palaces, floating beneath elegant bridges –it has more than 400, such us Rialto Bridge , the Bridge of Sighs, Accademia Bridge, Scalzi Bridge… If not, you can float with a vaporetto, a public mean of transport, like a bus but across the water. You will be able to enjoy that romantic town too and visit one of the more than 118 small islands Venice has, such us Lido, Murano, Burano…

In the city centre you´ll find St. Mark´s Basilica in the Square with the same name and de Ducal Palace. In St. Mark´s Square you can be delighted having a coffee while you listen an orchestra around you, but prepare your wallet… Another special feature that tourists admire is the doves; the entire square is crowded of them.

Two singular attractions for tourists in Venice are the Carnival of Venice and the Venice film Festival.

The Carnival of Venice emerges in the seventeenth century when aristocratic people were dressed up to mingle with singular people of the town. Till them masks are the most important element in Carnival, mainly in white, silver and golden. -do you like mine?

During the day there are processions around the town with all the people dressed up and at night people turn to dance halls. In the year 1797 the carnival was banned by Napoleon Bonaparte but in 1979 the festivity was reincarnated as an official party.

The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world. It was founded in 1932 and has taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of Lido. Screenings take place in the historic Palazzo del Cinema and it is part of the Venice Biennale, a major biennial exhibition and festival for contemporary art. The festival´s principal awards are the Golden Lion, which is awarded to the best film screened at the festival and the Valpi Cup, which is awarded to the best actor and actress.

What to tell you about the food, in general in Italy you can taste fabulous pizzas and pasta with the ingredients you never imagined, but not only you can eat pizza and pasta, in Venice you can savor delicious fish cooked in the venetian way; if you are thinking of going I can recommend you a typical venetian restaurant . And of course you can´t leave without trying authentic and delicious Italian ice-creams, so creamy and so enormous variety; for sure you will try more than one.