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Venice Lido: your guide to the glamorous beach of Venice

As a little spot of the Venetian lagoon, stands the island of Venice Lido, the so called "beach of Venice". It is one of the most famous islands of Venice, renowned for the Venice Film Festival and its famous Palazzo del Cinema. However, there are so many things to do...

History of gondola, the Symbol of the city

The Gondola is the symbol of Venice. Everyone coming here would like to ride them on the Grand Canal, passing beneath the Rialto Bridge. Venetian gondolas are so iconic that most people do not really focus on their history. Why are they black? Why are gondolas so shaped? Who built...