Venice Italy Tourist Information and Travel Guide

Venice Italy (Venezia) is a beautiful city of canals, bridges and palaces. Built on an archipelago of 122 islands, the city has many famous landmarks and tourist attractions. The Venetian islands are connected by a series of some 400 bridges. St. Mark's Square is the centre of Venice. Visitors can enjoy gondola rides along the Venetian canals.
	Popular attractions in Venice include Doge's Palace, the Rialto Bridge and Accademia Museum (a world class art gallery). There are many fine hotels in Venice and on the mainland. To travel between the Venetian islands, visitors can catch a motorized waterbus called a vaporetti. These vessels travel along the main canals of this historical city.
Two airports serve the Venice area. Marco Polo Airport, the city's main airport, is located 12 km away by land or about 10 km by water. The smaller Venice Treviso Airport is the airport used by the discount airlines. Two train stations serve Venice Italy: Santa Lucia Train Station on the main island and Venezia Mestre Station on the mainland.