Venice legend: fish shaped

What is

SESTIERE

?

What is

MOSE

?

How many

INHABITANTS

are in Venice?

in 2007

62,000 in the historic city of Venice 176,000 in Terraferma (literally firm land, the areas outside the lagoon)

in 1340 110,000 only in the historic city

18,000,000 tourists every year

(50,000 daily)

only 17% of leased house

monday

sunday

How many

ISLANDS

are in Venice?

118 islands

connected by 354 bridges

divided by 377 channels

When Venice was connected with a

BRIDGE

to the land?

railway bridge in 1846

car bridge in 1933

PHOTO

ALBUM