Venice is a city located in northeastern Italy known for its canals. The main languages spoken are Italian dialects and the currency introduced in 1284 was the Duchy. Venice experiences cool temperatures and flooding in the fall and winter. Transportation within the small city includes walking, vaporetti, water taxis, gondolas, and buses. Popular sights include St. Mark's Square, the Ducal Palace, and St. Mark's Basilica.

1. VENICE
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2. LOCATION ON A MAP
Venice is a city in Italy, capital of the Veneto’s
region. It is known as the "city of canals", is
located in the northeast of the country, on a
group of islands that spans a marshy lagoon in
the Adriatic Sea, between the mouths of the

3. LANGUAGES SPOKEN
In Venice people speaks in
"venetian", a dialect of Italian.

4. CURRENCY
The Duchy is a old gold
coin, minted in several European
countries and at different
times, and was introduced in
Venice in 1284.

5. CURRENCY

6. WEATHER INFORMATION
During the winter, the temperature can drop a lot while in summer can
rise to 35 °.
The hottest month is August and the coldest is January.
Cool temperatures become warmer in cold and very warm owing to the
presence of water.
In autumn and winter, Venice can have flooding, especially in November,
every day there are floods. This is often due to the tides of the lagoon.

7. HOW TO MOVE THERE
Venice is a small city, so it not need
transport to get around.
Walking is possible to get from one
end to the other in a half hour.
The main means of transport are the
vaporetto, water taxi, the gondola, the
traghetto, bus and alilaguna.

8. VAPORETTO WATER TAXI
GONDOLA TRAGHETTO
BUS ALILAGUNA

9. SIGHTSEEING

10. PICTURES

11. PICTURES

12. PICTURES

14. THINGS TO DO HERE
The Carnival of Venice was founded by Christopher Tolive, he was the king's
chief secretary of Venice. He thought it was something necessary for the
nobility of this country could go to see the common people, then told to the king
his idea, and he strongly agreed. These were the principles of this carnival. In
this noble citizens had affairs with, but gradually everything was changing, and
so ended up being a party for the town.

15. CARNIVAL

16. MORE INFORMATION
In Venice was born some
important people like
Marco Polo and Antonio
Vivaldi.

17. Some beautiful places in Venice are
The square of Saint Mark, Ducal
palace, and the church basilican of
Saint Mark.

18. LINKS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V8OOZ7UCtQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C89gwq1Xl3o