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Worst
& best times to come
July
and August are the worst – it can be unbearably hot.
May
to mid-June and September to mid-October are the best times.
Tourist count
An
average of
50,000 tourists per day visit the historic center.
Population
Only
about 60,000 Venetians live in the historic center.
Most
– including tourism workers - live on the mainland.
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The
city
has 118 islands and more than 150 canals and 400 bridges.
High prices
Hotel
and dining prices are among the highest in Italy.
Food quality
Restaurant
food
and service quality tend to be among the most disappointing in Italy. The main
reason is most
diners are tourists and most of them will never return to Venice. Therefore, pleasing them is not a
priority.
Wooden pilings
The
historic center buildings, both big and small, were constructed over spongy marshland
ground.
Countless
wooden pilings were driven centuries ago into the marshland terrain for support.
Floods
The
Acqua Alta ("high water") tides can rise up to 2 meters (6 feet). They flood the
low-lying areas, including St Mark's Square.
The
nastiest Acqua Altas occur from November to March.
Partially
due to these tides, Venice is gradually sinking.
A
colossal dam system is currently being built to block the Acqua Alta tides.
Most famous Venetians
Marco
Polo is number one.
Next
come the opera composer Antonio Vivaldi and the great lover Casanova.
St
Mark is buried here.
History in brief
Venice
was named after the ancient Veneti people.
The
area wasn't significantly settled until around the 5th century.
Venice
was the major Mediterranean maritime power in the 14th to 16th centuries.
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