Venise

Venise (FR) spelling of Italian Venezia (English: Venice), one of the most evocative, atmospheric cities in the world, in part due to its unique situation on many small islets in a lagoon of the Adriatic Sea. The city has canals in lieu of streets. The land portions are connected by graceful, arching bridges. Boats are the principal means of transportation. Once they were gondolas, but those are now used primarily for tourists. The vaporetti (motor boats) are the Venetian »buses.« Venice was…