Venice, the main city of the Italian Veneto region, is one of the most popular cities on the globe. With a population of 264,534, Venice, the only city without cars, is visited annually by millions of tourists.
There is not even a car in Venice. Police and ambulances intervene on the water, with boats.
The houses in Venice are built on wooden pillars, wood brought from the European continent, from the territories of today's Slovenia and Croatia. The pillars were placed very close to each other, and above them were poured the foundations of brick or stone buildings.
Every year, around 15 million tourists visit Venice, an average of over 4,000 a day.
The city sinks annually by 1-2 millimeters. If the sea level continues to rise, it is possible that, in the next 20 years, Venice will sink by 80 mm compared to the average height of the water in the lagoon.
In Venice there is a street called Ramo Varisco that is only 53 centimeters wide, being one of the narrowest in the world. The width of Sforii Street in Brașov varies between 1.11 and 1.35 m.
Each gondola is made of 8 different types of wood. Such a boat is about 11 meters long and 600 kilograms.
In Venice, there are about 450 palaces. Some are built in Byzantine style, others Baroque and some Gothic.
Experts estimate that by 2030 Venice will no longer be inhabited and there will be only tourists. In the last 50 years, the population has decreased from 120,000 to 60,000 inhabitants.
The city is about 1,500 years old.
The first casino open to the public was inaugurated in… Yes, you guessed it: Venice. It happens in 1646.
It is forbidden to feed pigeons in Venice (as the Italians call it), although this is still practiced in St. Mark's Square.
The use of bicycles is also prohibited on the streets of the city in northern Italy.
The word "Ciao" has Venetian origins. In ancient times, the inhabitants of Venice greeted "Vostro s-ciavo", which is "Your slave, at your orders". Subsequently, the greeting turned into "s-ciao" and then "ciao".
Venetian Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia was the first woman in the world to graduate from school. It happens on June 25, 1678.
Famous Venetians include Marco Polo, Antonio Vivaldi and Giacomo Casanova.
The first edition of the Venetian Carnival took place in 1162. Masks and costumes were worn much later and allow people to interact, regardless of social status.
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