venice

Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia) is a city in northern Italy, the capital of region Veneto, an has a population of 271,251 (census estimate January 1, 2004). Together with Padua, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area (population 1,600,000). Venice has been known as the "La Dominante", "Serenissima", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Bridges", and "The City of Light". It is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

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Traditionally said to be founded in 421, this city was later built up on islands in a lagoon by refugees from invading Lombards
Canaletto was noted for his vedute, or views, of this canal city, his birthplace
Art collected by Peggy Guggenheim is displayed in her palazzo on the Grand Canal in this city
Shakespeare's Antonio, a merchant of this city, borrowed 3,000 ducats from Shylock
The north end of the Adriatic Sea is a gulf that shares its name with this watery Italian city
A starlet in a mink bikini gets thrown into the Grand Canal in "Grab Me a Gondola", set in this city
A barcarole is a traditional song of a gondolier of this city
This Italian city's biennial, the oldest in the world, has exhibits on the Lido & the Island of San Giorgio
You might want to take a water taxi to this city's Piazza San Marco but--mamma mia!--it can be pricey
Many bridges in this Italian canal city were once privately owned & tolls were charged for their crossing
4 members of the wealthy, distinguished Dandolo family served as doge of this city
Venezia is the Italian name for this city
(Sarah of the Clue Crew) In 1582, even before Amsterdam built its most famous canals, an Italian traveler called it this city "of the North"
(Sofia of the Clue Crew) I'm in this city often called "The Queen of the Adriatic"
In the 1700s many visitors to this Italian city bought Canaleto's paintings of its canals
A regatta held each September in this city features gondola races on the Grand Canal
"Death in ____" & "The Merchant of ___"
This Italian Adriatic seaport is situated on 118 islands formed by about 180 canals
A common transport is seen here in this European city
Buildings in this Italian city don't stand on solid ground, but use wooden posts driven into the mud
Andrea Dandolo was the doge of this city when it was devastated by the plague in 1348
During July's Feast of the Redeemer, musicians play in lighted boats along this Italian city's canals
The main traffic artery of this Italian city's historic section is the Grand Canal
"The Gondoliers" opens on the Piazzetta in this city
Tintoretto was in his 70s when he began painting his massive "Paradise" canvas for the doge's palace in this city
This Italian city, known for its flooding, plans to build sea gates to control flow from the Adriatic
Marco Polo was born in 1254 in this Italian city where his father Niccolo worked as a merchant
This city's main shopping street is the Mercerie, between the Rialto Bridge & St. Mark's Square
Diane Lane & T. Bernard found "A Little Romance" under the Bridge of Sighs in this city
In the 16th century the art of making clear crystal glass was discovered in this Italian city
This neighborhood was planned to include a network of waterways like the one seen here
As the dictator of this city-state, Francesco Foscari ruined its army & economy by endlessly fighting Milan
The Vogalonga, an annual regatta seen here, takes place in this city
In 1866 citizens of this northern city-state voted to join the Kingdom of Italy
"Othello" opens in this Italian city that appears in the title of another Shakespeare play
Vivaldi was born in this city where his dad was a violinist at St. Mark's
Quadri on this city's Piazza San Marco opened in 1775; its neighbor, Caffe Florian, is even older
A 2-mile stone bridge crossing an adriatic lagoon connects this Italian city with the mainland
Enrico Dandalo was in his 80s when he was elected Doge of this city in 1192
This entire Italian city, spread of 188 islands, is a World Heritage Site
A 1562 ordinance against public ostentation turned this city's gondolas black; they still are
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Bruges, Belgium.) Bruges is crisscrossed by an elegant network of canals, giving rise to one of the city's popular nicknames: it's often called this "of the North"
Marco Polo Airport
English nobles' souvenirs of Italy often included a Canaletto view of this city's Grand Canal
This city-state began electing its own doges in 727 after gaining its independence from the Byzantine Empire
This city's pink & white marble Palazzo Ducale, or Doge's Palace, stands on the Grand Canal
An early 1730s work by Canaletto shows this canal city's "Quay of the Piazzetta"
Agatha Christie: "Death On The Nile";Thomas Mann:"Death In" this city
This city on the Adriatic is the setting for "La Gioconda"
Marino Faliero, who was the doge of this, led a plot to kill the nobles & was executed in 1355
Hemingway hung out at Harry's Bar, the birthplace of the Bellini cocktail, in this Italian city
An author succumbs to cholera, leading to his "Death in" this Italian city
In 1755 he was denounced as a magician & sent to prison under the roof of the doge's palace in this city
In 1718 this declining Italian republic lost the Peloponnesus to Turkey
This city's Accademia features work by native sons Giorgione & Canaletto
This city's renaissance artists, like Titian & Giorgione, emphasized color more than the Florentines
In 1929 most of the canals Abbot Kinney added to this community were filled in
Just like its Italian namesake, it has canals criss-crossing the city
This city's Ducal Palace displays Tintoretto's "Paradise", the world's largest oil painting on canvas
In 887 Pietro Candiano, doge of this city, was killed fighting pirates
Early in the 2nd millennium, ships from this city began flying the flag of Saint Mark, its patron
The Peggy Guggenheim collection is housed at the Palazzio Venier Dei Leoni on this city's Grand Canal
The true identity of a missing king is at the heart of 1889's "The Gondoliers", set mostly in this city
Twain & his wife bought their bed in this romantic city of canals (iconoclast Twain slept feet toward the headboard)
English poet & critic John Ruskin published the 1st volume of "The Stones of" this decaying & sinking Italian city
From this city, Robert Benchley sent the witty wire "Streets full of water. Please advise"
A city:"What news on the Rialto?"
This Italian city that lies on about 118 islands was once "the queen of the Adriatic" but you... you're the queen of my heart
Known as "The Bride of the Sea", this city's canals are fed by the waters of the Adriatic
A trip to this Italian city's Lagoon Island should include a visit to Murano, famed for its glass
Ride the unusual boat seen here when you visit this Italian city
In the 1730s Canaletto was busy painting scenic views of this city, his birthplace
Canaletto used a camera obscura to help him get those sweeping views of this, his hometown
Forces of this Italian city-state destroyed many of the structures on the Acropolis during a 1687 artillery barrage
The world's first major film festival was held in this city in 1932; today it awards the prestigious Golden Lion
Judges give out the Golden Lion Award at this European film festival; hope it can swim
"Gros point de" this city, Italy's greatest lace center, arose in the 1600s with elaborate scroll patterns
On April 25 this Italian city celebrates the feast day of St. Mark, its patron saint
In medieval times the technique of making clear glass developed in this Italian city & its island of Murano
A Byron poem says, "I stood in" this city, "on the Bridge of Sighs; a palace and a prison on each hand"
The Bridge of Sighs in this city links the Doge's palace to the old state prison
Manet's impression of this city is seen here:("The Grand Canal")
Hemingway wrote "Across the River and into the Trees" while living in this city's Gritti Palace, & part of the book is set there
Byron set "Beppo" in this Italian city, writing, "At the moment when I fix my story, that sea-born city was in all her glory"
1574? Ohhh, you must want to meet "dangerous beauty" Veronica Franco, this Italian city's finest courtesan
The oldest chronicle of this city was compiled by John the Deacon, Chaplain to the Doge
After traveling for 17 years Marco Polo returned home to this city in 1295
In a poem on this Italiah city, Wordsworth wrote, "She must espouse the everlasting sea"
A majority of this Italian city's population has left the islands & now lives on the mainland in Mestre
Marco Polo spent decades in Asia, but this city was his birthplace
Legend says the survivors of the Huns' siege of Aquileia fled to the Adriatic marshes & built this city
Lord Byron's lover Marianna Segati was married to a "Merchant of" this city who was Byron's landlord
A major maritime power from the 10th century, this Italian city is "an extraordinary architectural masterpiece"

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