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The Porta della Carta, built just before the mid-15th century, leads to courtyard of the Palazzo Ducale on Piazza San Marco (St. Mark’s Square) in the center of Venice.
There is a strange mask you might encounter during the fun event known as the Carnival of Venice while you are on your trip in Italy that is strapless with no lips or mouth hole known as the moretta mask. This mask was traditionally worn by patrician women in order to conceal their identity.
The Lido di Venezia is an 11km long narrow sandbank of Venice that houses nearly twenty thousand people! It is in this area where the Venice Film Festival is held in September every year.
The baicoli biscuit, a traditional Venetian dessert, was invented around the 20th century in Venice and is a very popular food among tourists who visit the wonderful picturesque city during the holidays.
In the 19th century, when the railway was built linking Venice to Italy, the amount of tourists that began to arrive to the islands was considerably more than the actual inhabitants at the time!
The risi e bisi (peas and rice) Venetian dish started having strawberries added to it in the 19th century as a national gourmet symbol against Austria in order to represent the Italian flag colours.
Venice is full of water, very crowded, and rather expensive if you are looking for a budget friendly holiday.
However, its islands including Murano are relatively cheaper and easier on your wallet.
