Saturday, December 17, 2011

Venice, Italy Travel Guide ( The City of Magic )

Vibrant, vivid and vivacious, Venice, La Serenissima, Queen of the Adriatic holds a mystical aura of a city of canals and palaces. Achingly beautiful, Venice holds sway as one of the most enchanting places in the world. With canals, bridges and islands,
Venice boasts of myriad magic festivals, exotic cuisine and magnificent architecture. With an area of 458 sq. km., Venice has a population of 63,000 people in central Venice. Situated in Italy, Venice follows the Central European time with its official language being Italian.
Skim over serene canals in romantic gondolas and absorb the mystery of a bewitching panorama of mysterious canals, exquisite buildings and an ambience of tranquility accompanied by the music of an ever flowing expanse of water. Built on 117 small islands, Venice holds the charm of 150 canals, 409 bridges and six sestieri of San Marco, Dorsoduro, San Polo, Santa Croce, Cannaregio and Castello. Its main street is its ‘Grand Canal’ which passes through each of the districts in natural twists and turns along the length of Venice from the railway station to San Marco.