Venice

Venice (Italian: Venezia), the "city of canals", is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, {{coor dm|45|26|N|12|19|E|}}, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). The city is included, with Padua (Padova), in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area, population 1,600,000. The city stretches across numerous small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po (south) and the Piave (north) Rivers.

Places of note

Sestieri

The sestieri are the primary traditional divisions of Venice. The city is divided into the six districts of Cannaregio, San Polo, Dorsoduro (including the Giudecca), Santa Croce, San Marco and Castello (including San Pietro di Castello and Santa Elena).

Related Topics:
Sestieri - Venice - Cannaregio - San Polo - Dorsoduro - Giudecca - Santa Croce - San Marco - Castello - San Pietro di Castello - Santa Elena

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Piazzas and Campi of Venice

• Piazza San Marco

Palaces

• Doge's Palace
• Palazzo Grassi
• Ca' d'Oro
• Ca' Rezzonico
• Peggy Guggenheim Collection museum

Churches

• Basilica di San Marco
• Other churches

Other buildings

• The Arsenal
• La Fenice opera house
• Accademia

Bridges and channels

• Rialto Bridge
• The Bridge of Sighs
• Accademia Bridge

Surroundings

• The Venetian Lagoon
• Islands:
• Burano
• Lido
• Murano
• San Lazzaro degli Armeni
• San Michele
• Sant'Erasmo
• Torcello
• Vignole
• Giudecca