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Holidays in Venice, the city on the water

By: Michele De Capitani

Distant from the modern city, from the pollution of the cars, Venice is a place of peace, freshness and serenity.

Placed to northeast of Italy, Venice is perhaps the most popular city to the world and in this fable of water the only way to move themselves is on foot or by sea with boats or gondolas, the Venetian typical boats. The city has a definite touch of romanticism thanks to own refined person architecture and really for this it is considered a big tourist destination in the whole planet.

When are visiting this city, even lodging in a luxury Venice’s hotel, we must not lose to see:

St. Mark Basilica, that is in the principal plaza of the city and for a long time the place more visited by the tourists, also because introduces own Basilica the great tower and other architectural works. Besides it offers a lot of services as: shops, coffee. In this plaza the tourists don't certainly miss, incessant during the whole year and a great number of pigeons.

Murano, a island situated to north in Venice is note for the industry and the manufacture of the glass but it is also very characteristic to landscape and cultural level. The island is attainable in boat with plaza departures St. Mark and introduces, besides the factories of the glass also the specialized glass’s shops and many museums.

St. Mark’s Basilica, situated in front of the homonym Plaza, this church of Gothic style goes up again to 1063 it is surely one of the tourist attractions not to lose is to visit to the outside is to its inside. Amazing the mosaics and the present sculptures inside this fantastic basilica.

Canal Grande, with its 3 km of length it is also the principal channel of the city because it allows the city the supply and the necessary exchange of water to all the other present channels to Venice. Canal Grande, entertains varied and beautiful buildings as the Baroque church of Saint Maria of the Health and the Ca' of gold. There are also many 3 star Venice hotels that appear on the principal channel of the city.

The markets. Not to underestimate, Venice is considered a point of reference for a long time for the commerce and the markets of anything. In fact, its position strategy and its sea history has brought the city to create the great market of Rialto, still today known for fruit, vegetable and for the fresh fish that directly originates from the lagoon.

Venice Lido. Perhaps the more part of vacation but not less cultural, in fact it proposes public and private beaches but also spectacular restaurants and the possibility to sleep and booking hotel Venice for the relax of the whole family.

All the periods are good to visit Venice, some that in the period of the Carnival the city assumes everything other semblances in comparison to the other phases of the year.

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This article was written by Michele De Capitani with support from luxury hotels in Venice. For any information on how travel insurance, please visit hotel in Italy or please visit Venice hotel accommodation.

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