When you want to visit Venice Italy, you probably know already what you’re in for. In the Venetian Lagoon the city spreads out over 118 islands, kept connected by bridges and boatmen (and one boatwoman) steering their gondolas. There are endless passageways leading from one piazza to the next, feeling at times, like the hallways of an ancient palace. This is Venice of northern Italy, the “Queen of the Adriatic” – that sea to its immediate east – and, since the middle ages, a reigning monarch in the world of art and commerce. Get cheap flight tickets to Venice with airBalticTravel.com and meet a city that’s as difficult to describe as it will be to leave.
Languages
Even though Venice is technically a part of Italy, much like other of the country’s cities, it has its own language, appropriately called Veneziano. But travellers will find Italian and Veneziano side by side with English: many tourists flock here (benefiting from their cheap tickets to Venice) and so plenty of the inhabitants are happy – and skilled – enough to speak with you in English.
See and Do
Venice is fairly compact and finding a cheap hotel in Venice is best done ahead of time. Plus, you’ll find that getting around in Venice leaves only a few options. First off, you probably won't need to rent a car in Venice: it’s the only totally pedestrian city in the world. That means that Venice is a unique experience. So climb aboard a gondola and be taken on a tour of the canals: it’s the quintessential Venice experience. There are plenty of interesting sights as well – famous Rialto Bridge and the Gothic Palazzo Pisani (be sure to see the famous staircase within), the important Grand Canal lined with palaces and the impressive Peggy Guggenheim Collection with its paintings and sculpture-studded gardens. But, by and large, the number one attraction is the Basilica at San Marco and its famous clock tower: look closely for the time, the lunar phase and our present location in the ecliptic. And there are many restaurants and a few very famous bars to visit. Depending on the season you arrive, you’ll find a different Venice: especially during Carnival, when masks hide the faces of locals and tourists alike and the entire city is in colourful, costumed celebration.
