Facts about Italy: Venice

Facts about Italy presents Venice!
Venice really doesn't need introduction. The Serenissima has been a "must see" destination for centuries. Just the name Venezia is enough to imagine, gondoliers in striped jerseys, the Rialto and the Bridge of Sighs, golden barges, masked balls and crumbling palaces facing streets made of water.
Venice has plenty events to offer.The most significant are definitely The Venice Carnival, which is a wild, colorful and enjoyable festival of masks. Another important event is The Venice Biennale (the first one took place in 1895) and there is also one of the most important film festivals in Europe called Venice Film Festival which attracts the celebrities from all over the world.

In next part of "facts about Italy" we'll talk about Italian pasta