Venice — a superb beach resort open-air museum

Venice - a superb beach resort, open-air museum and a highly developed tourist center, offers a wide range of entertainment and a lot of impressions. History of Venice has its roots in the deep past centuries, when the inhabitants of the northern provinces of the Roman Empire, fleeing from the invasion of the barbarians, moved to the island of the Adriatic Sea, thus justifying the last refuge of the Latin culture, and the name of the citycomes from the ancient tribe of the Veneti, who lived here more before the conquest of. Rome.

Any of the corners of the channel, and the street has beco me a classic attractions of Venice are beautiful, but familiarity with the city a better place to start is the Piazza San Marco - a favorite place of tourists and many flocks of pigeons that have virtually no fearcrowds and happy to take your food from hands. Venice stretches of 122 islands on the east coast of the peninsula and is the center ofthe Veneto region. The city cut 160 canals and 400 bridges connect.

In Venice, need to walk and where not to go, you can drive on water: there a largenumber of river buses, water taxis and the famous gondolas. Sometimes, durin g the period from autumn to spring a particularly high tides flood a few hours the lower parts of the city, including Piazza San Marco. River Tram - the main form of public transport. They differ in their routes. There arespecial night buses. Water Taxi - a very expensive form of transport. One trip - $ 16. 5. From the airport to the city center - $ 55 There are many tour itineraries with visits to museums and art galleries, but particularly popular with tourists enjoy sightseeing along the major water channel on its edges are the famous landmarks of Venice - churches, palaces and residential buildings of culturaland historical value. It is noteworthy that the multimeter wooden piles on which theconstructed architectural works, preferably imported from Russia.

Дворец Дожей – еще одна культовая достопримечательность Венеции – олицетворяет собой вершину архитектурного изящества венецианского стиля. Дож – верховный правитель Венецианской республики избирался пожизненно, поэтому обряды посвящения и венчания с морем, ежегодно демонстрируемые для туристов в дни празднества Festa della Sense, всегда проводились помпезно и красочно.

Outside the palace you can see the balcony from which the doges were people, andinspect the inside halls of the Grand Council of the Senate to the throne of the Doge, the College, its amazing finis h and decorated with paintings by great Italian masters of painting. In the Armory Palace, you can see a rare collection of antique military weapons

And of course do not forget about the most important and momentous events, to which all others pale material attractions of Venice - Venice Carnival is an annual, one can say that there is no more mysterious and irresistibly cheerful holiday. Every year thousands of people in Europe come here to plunge into this colorful action, many of them are specially prepared and sew the costumes, which cost sometimes more than ten thousand euros. Carnivals reached its heyday in the XVIII century, but the main attribute - the mask, which takes its history from Roman Saturnalia, during which blurs the boundaries between different classes.

During the carnival, which lasts ten days, from 6 to 16 February, the audience entertained by numerous musicians, fakirs, jugglers, costumed in the squares are arrangedpresentation and dancing. On the Grand Canal gondoliers parades and balls are arranged in the palaces, social events and private receptions where you go back into the past and forget that the yardhas long been the twenty first century. The apotheosis of Carnival - the "Golden Night", a fabulous time, fun, love and permissiveness.

Each year, more than half a million tourists come to Venice Carnival events - includingparticipation in them. Carnival opens oldest Venetian Holiday - Festa delle Marie, which is dedicated to the liberation of Venetian girls who were abducted by pirates in history. At St. Mark's Square arranged presentation style commedia dell'arte, and then the audience bombarded tons of confetti. Then begins the carnival procession. In urbanareas concerts, fireworks, performances in theaters put on a carnival in the old palacesof the city are given balls, masquerades. On the streets of Venice, the townspeoplecome out dressed as the world-famous characters of the Italian commedia dell'arte -Harlequin, Pierrot, Pantaloon, and Columbine is the emblem of the holiday.

The first step is to visit the world famous for its jewelery made of gold, Vitsentsu. This town, with numerous historic monuments as well known for its charming scenery of the suburbs - it is located in the mountains Beritsi, rolling hills of volcanic origin, with eachkilometer of land, each village is different from the other. We encourage you to visit in Venice: "Bridge of Sighs, " by which criminals go after the trial, St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco) - St. Mark's Cathedral and the Golden Altar, the Doge's Palace, the building of the Old and New Procuratie, Clock Tower, Campanilebell tower with an observation platform, the Grand Canal (Canale Grande) and gondolas, Rialto Bridge, Venice palaces of the nobility; grandiose complex of Arsenal, Cathedral of Santa Maria della Salute on about. Giudecca (painting by Tintoretto, Titian), Basilica of. Saints Giovanni and Paolo (painting by J. Bellini, Veronese, Tintoretto, the pantheon of. Venetian doges and patricians); Frari basilica (Gothic Francisc an church of Santa Maria. Gloriosa dei Frari) - (painting by J. Bellini, Titian. )

Hotels in Venice - is the epitome of luxury, antique and unique style of this amazing city!Most of the hotels - it's old buildings have retained their appearance since Postoico. Many of the hotels have been renovated. Inside the Venetian hotels along with superbfurnishings, offering its guests all the amenities that are so necessary to modern man.

The presentation was prepared : n n Ekaterina Managarova.