2. VENICE
• The capital of Veneto.
Built on 117 ilands
and features 150
canals
• Area: 414.6 km2
• Population: 271 663
• Language: Italian main
(Sardinian, German,
Ladin, French, Greek,
Albanian)
3. GEOGRAPHY
• Venice is in north-east
Italy.
• Divided into six district
“sestiere.”
• Venice has many names.
• The rising of the sea
level.
4. HISTORY OF VENICE
• Italian city
• Consisted of several islands
• Was found in year 421
20. WEATHER
• The cilmate changes dramatically throughout
the year.
• Humidity remains high all year round because
of nearby Alps and wind from North Africa
• The tempurature drops below freezing in the
winter.
22. Foreign money and
travellers cheques can
be cashed banks,
airports , and railway
stations
It is one of the 12
places to have the
Euro as their
currency
Many small
restaurants and shops
only accept cash .You
should ask if they
accept credit cards
before you try and buy
anything
The country
converted to the
Euro in january,
2002
One Euro, is equal to
100 cents . One
Canadian dollar is
equal to 72 cents in
Euros
24. CULTURE
• Everyone’s daily life differs in Venice. They
spend most of their time eating, sleeping and
cleaning.
• Men enjoy more free time than woman , their
participation in sports and physical activitives
is low
25. EDUCATION
• On average , girls the age of 14
spend 3 times more time studuing
than boys. Venice and Italy have a
lot of summer school programs. In
the italian school in Venice , there
are 10 well equipped classrooms.
Venetian school is not only Italian
languages but also student can be
taught in English.
There are pratically no roads in the historic centre of Venice, cars ang trucks are banned
A gondola is a classical Venetian boat. Nowadays it is mostly used for tourists, weddings and other ceremonies.
Many tourists find the gondola rides to have very heavy on the pocket but worth it because of the scenery.
The official set rate cost for a 50 minutes ride is €62. 62 euros converted to the Canadian dollar is $87.
The base rate goes up to €77,50 after 8.00pm , which would be equal to $108.50 Canadian.
A cheaper way out is taking a ride on the Traghetto, a ferry gondola. It only cost 40 cents. This ride is short but your allowed to stand up.
Gondoliers are also willing to sing for you but at an extra cost. It only take on gondolier to row with one car.
Gondoliers take great pride in their gondolas and pay around 20,000 for a well biult one, which will last for 20 years
It is the cathedral church of the city since 1807. The present Basilica was built between ablut 1063 and the middle of the 15th century , being the third built on that site .The inside is very romatic and impressive . It seats 120 guests.The religion for the Basilica in Roman Cathonic. A lot of weddings take place in the Basilicated
