Visiting Venice, Italy? Here鈥檚 the Travel Guide, Venice, Italy

There is perhaps no city in the world quite like Venice, Italy. With 177 canals and 477 bridges, Venice is literally a city upon the water. In turn, it鈥檚 typical to move around via water bus or even gondola. And with over 400 palaces built throughout this 1500-year-old city, there is no lack of interesting things to see. Let鈥檚 visit Venice!

There鈥檚 really so much to do, this place could keep you busy for days. Here鈥檚 a list of our must-see鈥檚 when visiting Venice.

Also known as St. Mark鈥檚 Square, this is easily one of the most famous plazas in the world. Anchored by the Basilica of San Marco and the San Marco Campanile on one end and surrounded on three sides by the elegant symmetry of the Procuratie鈥檚 arcades, this has been the center of life in Venice for centuries. Pull up a chair at the elegant, three-hundred-year-old Caff猫 Florian and soak it all in.聽

This incredibly intricate Roman Catholic Cathedral was built to properly house the stolen-yet-recovered relics of Saint Mark the Evangelist. The interior of the Basilica is covered with over 80,000 square feet of gold mosaics and it鈥檚 said that many of the treasures found inside came from the conquest of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.聽 ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Visiting Venice, Italy? Here鈥檚 the Travel Guide
Guide Location: Italy » Venice
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Josh And Krissy Sedivy
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Piazza San Marco
Basilica of San Marco
Doge鈥檚 Palace
San Marco Campanile
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute
Rialto Bridge

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