Veniceis considered by many to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

The city stretches across 118 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. The population estimate of 272,000 inhabitants includes the population of the whole Comune of Venezia; around 62,000 in the historic city of Venice(Centro storico); 176,000 in Terraferma (the (...)

Veniceis considered by many to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

The city stretches across 118 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. The population estimate of 272,000 inhabitants includes the population of the whole Comune of Venezia; around 62,000 in the historic city of Venice(Centro storico); 176,000 in Terraferma (the Mainland), mostly in the large frazione of Mestre and Marghera; and 31,000 live on other islands in the lagoon.

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 (including San Giorgio Maggiore), and Castello (including San Pietro di Castello and Sant'Elena). At the front of the Gondolas that work in the city there is a large piece of metal intended as a likeness of the Doge's hat. On this sit six notches pointing forwards and one pointing backwards. Each of these represent one of the Sestieri (the one which points backwards represents the Giudecca).

Museums
    * Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
    * Casa Goldoni a Palazzo Centano
    * Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca' d'Oro
    * Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna
    * Gallerie dell'Accademia
    * Galleria di Palazzo Cini
    * Museo Correr
    * Museo d'Arte Erotica
    * Museo d'Arte Orientale
    * Museo del Ghetto
    * Museo del Merletto di Burano
    * Museo del Settecento veneziano (Ca' Rezzonico)
    * Museo del Vetro di Murano
    * Museo dell'Istituto Ellenico

Palaces and palazzi
    * Doge's Palace
    * Palazzo Grassi
    * Ca' d'Oro
    * Ca' Rezzonico
    * Ca' Vendramin Calergi
    * Peggy Guggenheim Collection
    * Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo
    * Fondaco dei Turchi
    * Palazzo Labia
    * Scuola Grande di San Marco
    * Palazzo Malipiero
    * Palazzo Foscari

Surroundings
    * The Venetian Lagoon
    * Islands:
          o Burano
          o Lazzaretto Vecchio
          o Lido
          o Mazzorbo
          o Murano
          o Mioldalni
          o Isola di La Grazia
          o San Michele
          o Isola Di San Secondo
          o Sacca Sessola
          o Sant'Erasmo
          o Isola Di San Clemente