Venice, capital of the Veneto region, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, imposes itself on the Venetian lagoon as that magical and special city that you remember for its particularity and splendor.
Its lagoon territory is made up of many islands that take various events as well hide historical past and valuable architectural monuments.
Among the best known islands, which each year have welcomes the mayor tourists flow, the Lido, gives life to that part of the coast that marks the border with the Adriatic, and it is here that stand the greatest beaches and the beaches are crowded with tourists while each year repeats the International exhibition of art cinema of Venice that welcomes a large number of celebrities.
In the north-east of Venice, stands silent but important, the island of Murano, a small group of seven islets, linked together by bridges, known worldwide for the activity that for ages takes place here: the glass craft. The Venetian art glass has very ancient origins, the findings suggest already the VII century BC. Amurianum, as was once called Murano, increased over the centuries for its glass art, unique and particular, developed with the teacher Angelo Barovier who marked the transition torward the'400 to use of white glass very similar to crystal.
Today with the real Murano glass, guaranteed by its seal of quality, arose with the regional law in 1994, are produced beautiful objects of fine crafts, lamps, vases and more, which stand out for the care of shapes and shine of crystals. Very significant for the tourist is the visit to the furnaces, where you can really admire the magic of the production process that leads to the creation of this particular glass of Venice.
The Venetian craft is just one of many features which make the city known worldwide. Venice is a city full of art and as such hold's in the original works of many Italian artists, and simply walking around the city we will find monuments and rich churches in history.
The most extravagant and majestic, the Venice Carnival, recreates a single magic through the streets and squares of the city that for ten days are colored by Venetian masks and costumes in a single meeting of music and entertainment.
The lack of the car and the only chance to turn the city on foot or in the characteristic "gondola", crossing the Venetian canals, do Venice the "City of lovers", where you can make long walks accompanied by sweet noise of the water.
Venice a unique mix that everyone wants to visit an enchanted city that offers its visitors a fairytale stay.
This article was written by Michele De Capitani with support from hotel in Venice booking. For any information on how travel insurance, please visit lodging in Venice Italy or please visit special discount Venice.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Venice, the enchanted city by the shining glass
Monday, December 17, 2007
Venice, always in the hearts of tourists from all over the world.
Venice, capital of the Veneto region, is one of the most beautiful and picturesque Italian city, and coveted tourist destination among the most important at the global level, is considered a strategic connection with the Middle East and its history is thousands of years.
In this small lagoon town live over 270,000 inhabitants; it is situated in the northeast of Italy and overlooks the Adriatic Sea.
Venice is divided into Sestieri, three of these (Castello, San Marco and Cannaregio) are here to the Grand Canal taking as a point of reference Piazza San Marco; the three at the other hand, are Santa Croce, Dorsoduro and San Polo-Rialto. These six subdivisions of the city are represented in the "Ferro" (front of the gondola-metal boats typical of the city - which has precisely six points / lines). The rear of the craft, however, represents the Giudecca island which is located right in front of Piazza San Marco.
Of course, the capital of Veneto, which is categorized heritage of humanity by UNESCO, is a unique city, where there are no roads but only canals and rivers navigable by small boats (Gondole).
Historically it was called the Dominant or even as the Serenissima, in fact has been for over a millennium, the capital of the Republic of Venice.
The old city lives mainly from the tourism, but also of local manufacture and crafts, just think of the beautiful Murano glass (small island in the lagoon of Venice). Moreover, for the most recent city located inshore, has a flourishing business and point of reference for the economy of the country.
Venice, offers many opportunities within the tourism industry and food for a variety of factors: history, culture, romance, shopping and entertainment; also offers a wide selection of hotels in Venice.
In particular, who wants to visit Venice for a few days should not miss some areas and traditions that make the visit to the city unique and unforgettable
• Piazza San Marco is considered the core of sestriere and the heart of the city (the only open space considered Square), where there are the most important monuments: Palazzo Ducale, the Basilica of San Marco
• Ponte di Rialto: the oldest bridge that crosses the Grand Canal
• Lido di Venice: very characteristic because it is an thin island that extends for more than 10 km in the Venetian lagoon and the Adriatic Sea. In this narrow strip of land there is also the beach of Venice.
• Museo Ca’ D’oro: well known palace situated along the Grand Canal which contains the gallery Giorgio Fianchetti
• Gallerie delll’Accademia: who are in Dorsoduro and retain some beautiful works of Giovanni and Jacopo Bellini, Tiziano and Tintoretto.
• Among a visit and another, take a rest in an inn or in an outdoors bar and enjoy a Recioto di Soave (white wine typical of the Veneto region) with sliced and polenta veneta.
But where to stay in Venice?
In a city that lives on tourism solutions are not lacking, in fact there are many hotels that have rooms to sleep in Venice or in the immediate vicinity also proposing a wide range of hotel in Venice.
In this regard, the Hotel Ala is located in Piazza San Marco (the core of the city) and is the hotel ideal in Venice for those who want to spend some days in the fantastic "Serenissima".
This refined 4 stars hotel offers many services, such as satellite TV, air conditioning and safe in every room.
The Hotel Ala in Venice offers exceptional warmth and hospitality to all its customers, whether they are business people or families and children on holiday. Moreover, thanks to the new link (www.hotelala.it) offers the opportunity to make bookings on-line to all users interested in prestigious rooms in Venice.
This article was written by Michele De Capitani with support from hotel reservation in Venice. For any information on how travel insurance, please visit hotel in Venice or please visit accommodation in Venice.






