Venice's ship

If you are not a tourist or not in the tourism industry, you can't seem to find a reason to live in Venice. Venice is a tourist city. This is a city that people all over the world like, so congestion is inevitable. Fortunately, there are many people here, but it's not noisy. It may be that the ubiquitous water melts the noise, and the chic of Venice will completely make you feel that it doesn't matter even if it is crowded.

Venice floats on the water and is one of the few cities in the world without cars. The means of transportation in this city is a boat. If you have to imitate the name of the land, there are small steamboats and taxis. It suddenly occurred to me that "gondola" didn't know what the land was like. Maybe it was a carriage, just like the carriage near new york Central Park. "gondola" means romance and amorous feelings. Every "gondola" is well dressed, and the crescent boat looks particularly elegant. Rowing boatmen also like to dress themselves up, and blue and white striped jerseys are their first choice. The boatman used gondola to show tourists around the city, and gondola became the most attractive scene in Venice. When the boatman is in a good mood, he will be happy to sing a song for tourists, just like a toast at a banquet.

An imaginative China man imagined the "S" Grand Canal crossing Venice as gossip; People in China often compare Jiangnan to Venice. In fact, I have always felt that there are few "twin" cities in the world. Compared with Jiangnan in China, Venice in Adriatic Sea is more open-minded and elegant, while Jiangnan in China fully explains the meaning of small jasper.

St. Kyle Square is the most famous scenic spot in Venice and a symbol of the city. Standing here, you can vaguely feel the elegance of the former Mediterranean power. Sometimes, the cultures in the world are very similar. Standing in St. Kyle Square, I will inexplicably think of the word "Shanghai culture". Shanghai culture is open and inclusive, and it is easier to accept foreign cultures. The diversity of St. Kyle's church style seems to confirm this. The Venetians facing the sea have the spirit of being willing to try new things and explore the unknown world, but who is Kyle that China people are most familiar with? Poirot was born in this city.

On the plane back to Beijing from Italy, the neighbor was a real Venetian, but he and most of his family had already left the city. He said that climbing stairs may be a kind of romance for tourists; For the old people who live in Venice every day, climbing up and down is not convenient enough; For young people, Venice is definitely not a good place to work as long as it is not a tourism business.

In a lost experience, I deeply realized that there are fewer and fewer "aborigines" in this city.

It is easy to get lost in Venice at night. The water lane here is full of twists and turns. In the eyes of tourists, there are the same waterways everywhere, the same houses everywhere, and the same arch bridges everywhere, which is simply walking in a maze. That night, I got lost in the streets of Venice and found myself walking around the same place three times. Finally, I really didn't want to go the wrong way again, so I asked two or three people passing by. It turned out to be tourists like me, so I had to give up. Fortunately, Venice is not big, so I came out by mistake.

After listening to my "unfortunate" experience, the Italians told me some tips for judging local people and tourists when asking for directions: Venetians usually have a fast pace because they are familiar with the way home. Venice is not a landscape in their eyes, but a place to live, which is natural; Tourists are generally lazy and occasionally stop on the small bridge. They just come to see the scenery. Maybe some people are as confused as me, thinking about how to find the way back to "home".

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Beware of the Italian way

"Italianstyle" (Italian way) This is the nickname of Europeans for the Italian loose style. A short trip can also teach you a thing or two.

When I checked into a hotel in Venice, I opened the door with my room key and found that the room was occupied. It turned out that there was a mistake at the front desk. I have to negotiate with the front desk to change rooms. When you stay in a hotel in Italy, you are sometimes asked to leave your passport at the front desk and take it with you when you leave. In Venice, I didn't know I hadn't got my passport until I took a taxi out of the store. Turning to get it, the front desk is still enthusiastic, but I am not ashamed of my negligence. Later, I found out that if I insisted on keeping it for myself, they didn't care, so I happily returned it to you. This is probably the Italian way.

The Italian way I experienced when I was flying in Rome really made me sweat. Rome Airport has three ABC terminals, which are not adjacent to each other. I came to the big screen to look for my flight information, but I couldn't find it anywhere. Waiting is not the way, but I can't find it in any of the three waiting halls. It's stuck. At this time, I had to try to stay calm and make simple reasoning. On the screen, flights to other EU cities all boarded in Hall B ... Fortunately, the reasoning was correct, and I came to Hall B with trepidation and finally found the information of my own flight.

In addition, Rome airport is always very busy, especially in the tourist season, flights are very dense, so we must leave enough boarding time. Two hours is not long.

Experience the Italian hotel style.

Hotels in Italy are generally very expensive. Generally speaking, the cost of a three-star hotel is about 150 euros, and that of a four-star hotel is generally more than 200 euros, but breakfast is usually included.

Booking tickets online is a good choice. If you are abroad, it is recommended to choose a foreign booking network. They have more complete information and more discounts.

Many hotels in Italy were built by private gardens. The appearance of the hotel completely retains the ancient appearance, but the rooms have been transformed. Hotel owners spend enough time hiding luxury in classics.

Cars are not welcome in Italy.

Italian cities don't seem to welcome cars, so it is unwise to consider renting a car in Italy now. There are basically no "wide" roads in the city, mostly one-way, and countless no-go signs are driving people crazy. Sometimes the destination is right in front of them, and they just can't get through it.

Italians drive very fast and are generally impatient, and there is no room for "thinking" in front. In addition, the road signs in the listing are not very clear, and it is common to go the wrong way. Once, I went back to Florence from Pisa, took a wrong intersection outside Florence and took a road leading to the surrounding towns. I don't know how long it took to find the exit of this street. Perhaps, only by taking this journey as a journey of "exploration" will we not feel depressed. Or think about it from another angle, isn't it the same with the five rings in Beijing?

The biggest headache is the parking problem. Sometimes it takes you nearly an hour to find a parking place. In Italy, you even think that finding a parking space is a bit like winning the lottery. Another thing to remind is that parking in most hotels is not free. I remember in Florence, it costs 30 euros to park in the hotel for one night, 5 euros to pick up the car once, 5 euros to park in the parking lot again, and 10 euros to go out once. Not to mention Rome's rejection of cars, so return the car as soon as you arrive in Rome, get rid of the baggage and breathe a sigh of relief.

Flowing water

Venice, a romantic water scene.

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Introduction to Venice

Venice, known as the "Pearl of the Adriatic Sea", is a tourist attraction and an important port in Italy. Venice is surrounded by the sea. Venice, located in the province of Veneto, actually includes 100 large and small islands. Only the northwest corner has a 4-kilometer-long embankment, which is a railway bridge built by 1846 and a highway bridge built side by side by 1932, connecting with the mainland.

Venice is a famous cultural and artistic city. There are more than 450 artistic and historical sites in this city, such as churches, bell towers, monasteries, palaces and museums. During the Renaissance, Venice was the third center after Florence and Rome. As a rising star, Venetian School enjoys a high reputation in the European art world and has a great influence. Representative figures such as giorgione, Titian and Tintoretto. Venice has also made an important contribution to the development of opera art, and world-famous operas such as La Traviata created by Verdi premiered here and achieved success. 1932, Venice established the world's first film festival-Venice International Film Festival.

Venice is the trade center of the Mediterranean, with more than 10,000 cargo ships entering and leaving the port every year. Its economy is based on tourism and clothing industry, and branch lines and lace are its traditional industries. Venice is the only water city in the world. As a famous tourist city, its area is only 6. 9 square kilometers, only about 654.38+10,000 residents. * * There are 120 churches, 120 bell towers, 64 monasteries and more than 40 palaces, and tens of millions of tourists come here for sightseeing every year.

The ancient city of Venice was built in 452. At that time, coastal residents were forced to move to Lake Venice to settle down because they fled persecution from other ethnic groups. Due to its special geographical location, by the end of 14, it had developed into one of the largest trade centers in the Mediterranean.

Venice has a main canal with a length of 4 kilometers and a width of 30-60 meters, which is connected with 177 tributaries. The whole city consists of 1 18 small islands, and there are more than 2,300 water lanes in the city. The houses in Venice are unique in architecture, and their foundations are submerged in the water, as if they were drilled out of the water. Cars, motorcycles and even bicycles are forbidden in this floating city. There is a sign "Taxi" across the roadside, which means motorboat. The public transportation in Venice is a public steamboat, while gondola acts as a bicycle.

Of course, Venice also has its hidden worries. It is facing the threats of the flood invasion, land subsidence and environmental pollution. In recent years, St. Kyle Square has been flooded. In recent years, the Italian government and the Venice government have taken many positive measures, and UNESCO is also calling for saving Venice.

Historical investigation

Venice Watertown is unique in the world. However, why build the city on the sea? It is said that in the 5th century, in order to avoid the invasion of Asian nomads, coastal residents fled to small islands and marshes by the sea, which was the beginning of Venice. Venice is built on 120 islands, and the whole city is connected by 400 stone bridges. Oh, my God! Venice was a powerful maritime power and trading power in the Middle Ages, and accumulated a lot of wealth. It is not only the gateway from west to east, but also the bridgehead from east to west. Everything is inseparable from the word "water", and a history of the rise and fall of 1500 years floats to us from the water.

Venice, known as the "Pearl of the Adriatic Sea", is a tourist attraction and an important port in Italy. Venice is surrounded by the sea. Venice, located in the province of Veneto, actually includes 100 large and small islands. Only the northwest corner has a 4-kilometer-long embankment, which is a railway bridge built by 1846 and a highway bridge built side by side by 1932, connecting with the mainland.

Venice is a famous cultural and artistic city. There are more than 450 artistic and historical sites in this city, such as churches, bell towers, monasteries, palaces and museums.

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Ships are the main means of transportation in Venice.

Venice, a water city, is going to build a subway, and people all sound very fresh. At the same time of curiosity, there are also various questions: will building a subway ruin the scenery of Venice? Will it make the land subsidence in Venice more serious?

The construction of a subway in Venice is closely related to the two most troublesome problems in the city at present: one is the rising tide; One is waves. Winter is the worst high tide season in Venice every year. Often on the eve of Christmas, all the shops are ready for Christmas goods, but as soon as the tide rises, the first floor of the shop is flooded, causing many goods to be damaged. So, in Venice, almost everyone lives above the second floor.

Compared with floods, waves pose a greater threat to Venice. Venice consists of more than 100 islands, large and small, connected by 354 bridges. People go out by car or boat. Ships of different sizes shuttle through Venice's waterways. There are male steamboats that can carry more than 100 passengers, small speedboats that only take 5 to 6 people, and two single-paddle boats that are upturned. These are unique to Venice. It's called "gondola". In order to prevent ships from causing big waves and damaging buildings, there are strict restrictions on the speed of various motor boats here.

In addition, the price of daily necessities on the island is getting higher and higher, and there are fewer and fewer residents. It has almost become a tourist reception city. According to statistics, many residents in downtown Venice have gradually moved to live on land because of the increasingly high housing prices in the city center. At present, there are only over 70,000 residents on the island. Now it's like a huge museum. Most tourists come here by bus from nearby cities in the morning. After a day's visit, they parted ways like low tide that night.

In order to solve these problems, the mayor put forward the idea of building a subway. In this way, a large number of tourists who come to Venice can enter Venice through the subway, and they can also transport daily necessities and other materials into the city from the subway. Only in this way can we really reduce the flow of ships, thus reducing the vibration of the waves and ensuring that Venice is less attacked by the waves.

According to ambra Tina, the engineer in charge of subway design, the subway being designed is 8 kilometers long from Venice Kelpolo Airport to the city center, with a total investment of about 65.438+0.25 billion to 65.438+0.5 billion euros, and the estimated construction period is two years. After the official operation, it takes only 9 minutes for passengers to get off the plane at Venice Airport and take the subway to the city center. In this way, in addition to the traditional waterway, tourists have another choice to go to Venice in the future, and they can take the subway to the island.

It's still winter in Venice in February, and it's a little chilly, but the blue sky, clear water and clear Wan Li have no gloomy feeling at all. Unlike Venice, which used to be quiet in the shadow of ships, people's footsteps and happy laughter can be heard far away these days. People of different colors and languages are all heading for the same destination-the world-famous Saint of Venice? Kyle Square, where the annual "Water City" Carnival is about to reach its climax.

Color mask

The reporter was able to catch up with the excitement because of his work. However, once you enter the water lane in Venice and see colorful masks, there is probably no one who will not be attracted by the carnival water city. Masks are a major feature of Venice Carnival, which is a bit like Peking Opera masks in China. The streets are full of people, singing and dancing with their faces hooked, as if they were putting on a big show. This is the impression given to reporters by Venice Carnival. There are countless mask shops on the streets of Venice, each with its own characteristics. Some collect fashionable cloaks, some specialize in high-top helmets, and some show the production process of masks on the spot. "Mask" can be as simple as painting directly on the face, or it can be made of pulp, cloth, porcelain, glass or even plastic through complicated procedures. Their characteristics are exaggerated, gorgeous and dramatic, which dazzles you and makes you wonder where you are.

It is said that Venice Carnival originated in 1 1 century, and by18th century, it has become the most famous carnival in Europe. Because of the arrival of the prince and grandson, they don't want to reveal their identity, so wearing masks and disguising themselves has become a continuous tradition. With masks and costumes, people can fully display their fantasies and passions and revel.

Custom culture

People who came to visit the carnival crossed the alley, crossed the bridge and gathered from all directions to St.? Kyle Square. It has become a display of masks and costumes. Many people imitate17th century aristocrats from head to toe, and some dress up as characters in movies.

Noon 12, huge St. Kyle Square is packed with thousands of people who come to the carnival. A guard of honor in ancient costumes came to the front of the Dagong Mansion. Some people dressed as dignitaries in ancient Venice boarded the rostrum. The bell of Kyle Church rang, the host announced the official start of Venice Carnival, and thunderous applause rang in the square. At this time, on the clock tower at the center of the square 100 meters high, Frida, the world gold medal winner of women's fencing and Italian fencer, dressed as an angel, dressed in white and waving her wings, descended from the sky, bringing good wishes to people.

Compared with the carnival in Brazil and other parts of Italy, the carnival in Venice is unique, giving people a feeling of happiness but not madness, and people are more inclined to enjoy a relaxed and happy life. Reporter in three? Around Kyle Square, I saw hundreds of young people painting faces for tourists, many of whom were art students from other places, making a little money during the festival. Many tourists and locals sit on the small benches provided by these painters, bask in the sun, close their eyes and spend 5 euros. In just a few minutes, they can make themselves unrecognizable and qualified to integrate into the carnival crowd, which is both economical and practical. A young Italian man and woman are ingenious. They drew a half heart on everyone's face and kissed together. Two hearts cling together and become one heart.

People in disguise wander around the square to attract the attention of passers-by and make people take pictures as a souvenir. An Italian woman is wearing18th century clothes and holding a fan in her hand. She told reporters that she was born and raised in Venice. She has used this suit for several years, and the price is around 2000 euros. These people, like Otawa actors, enter different roles according to different clothes. To outsiders, they are quite mysterious. They usually don't talk. You can only see their naked eyes, and it is difficult to tell their true gender.

Famous scenic spot

Venice is worth mentioning her unique facial makeup art and crystal processing technology. The masks made here are exquisite, and almost every visitor to Venice will bring back a mask as a souvenir. Speaking of Venice's crystal processing industry, it is also world-famous, but most of the crystal factories we have been to are manual workshops. The guide took us through the winding alleys of Shuicheng before entering the factory. The ancient mechanical processing equipment and the technology of making handicrafts openly attracted many tourists.

It's a rare enjoyment to take the unique "taxi" in Venice-"gondola" and walk through the ancient water network with the melodious music of ancient accordion and other musical instruments. If you go to the square to enjoy an absolutely authentic Italian fast food again, you will be more intoxicated with spaghetti or pizza and Italian beer. If there is an opportunity, I will come to Italy again, and then to Venice, a water city, to feel her beauty, warmth and romance.

Personality Venice

Xing Shi Jia

Venice is indeed a city with great personality. The whole city is submerged in the sea, and there is almost no land except buildings and squares. No cars, no roads, no traffic lights, only canals, only waterways, only arch bridges; The canal is the main road, the water lane is the side street, the passenger ship is the bus, the motorboat is the taxi, and the crescent gondola is the bicycle. There are here, but absolutely not in other cities; What's missing here is only the constituent elements (cars) of other cities.

I don't know whether the building divided the sea water into strips first or whether the sea water dismembered the land into pieces first. In a word, in the whole city, all stripes are water and all blocks are houses. Countless boats, boats, boats and 387 bridges connect them. What car has no place here, no place to use. Even the Italian president, the Pope, or the boss of Fiat have to put down their airs and take a step instead of a car or a boat.

In this city, the most spectacular thing is the rows of piles in the waterway. These countless wooden stakes are arranged in order or disorder at the front and back of the building and on both sides of the waterway, forming a special landscape. These wooden stakes are not props, nor are they the imagined urban background. They are like parking lots, like garages, which are fixed berths for ships, boats and boats. Every Venetian family has a boat or a boat for different purposes (gondola). However, these vehicles don't need a warehouse like cars. When the owner rests, he only needs a chain lock and locks it on the stake in front of his house. More interesting is the red, white or blue and white stripes on the stakes. This stripe is a sign, red and white are public, and blue and white are private. You can use this sign to judge the ownership relationship between the house and the ship corresponding to the stake. Of course, there are also wooden stakes without stripes, which must be berths in public places. For example, the berths in Saint-Kyle Square and Rialto Bridge are filled with primitive and rough wooden stakes.

If Venice is an ancient poem, then these wooden stakes should be exclamation points marveling at this beautiful artistic conception.

Shopping in this car-free city, of course, you don't have to worry about being hit by a car, but the "flood" is only one step away from you. Except for the wide sidewalks on both sides of the Grand Canal, there is only a small platform along the roof foundation on both sides of other waterways, and these platforms have no railings, and some places are covered with moss. The difference between the water surface and the platform is only a few centimeters. When the wind blows or the tide rises in the evening, the platform will inevitably be submerged by the incoming seawater. So when I walk here, I'm always on tenterhooks, afraid of getting my shoes wet and falling into the water.

Venice's water lanes are full of twists and turns, criss-crossing, like a net woven by green water belts. It is easy for people who are not familiar with this network to walk in, but it will inevitably take some trouble to get out. Once, I entered Marzare Commercial Street from the bell tower arch of St. Kyle Square and strolled on what Venetians called the "commercial road". Unconsciously walked into the depths of the water lane and got lost. I lingered for a while, and then I walked into the maze: the same waterway, the same house, and the same arch bridge everywhere. I can't judge where I am and I can't find my way back. More importantly, the names of the roads here are very strange, so you can't ask for directions in English or Italian. For example, they call the main street a fork in the road, the narrow street a Cary, the sidewalk (platform) between the waterway and the fence a base road, the street with various shops on both sides as a business road, the road next to the small waterway as a brook road, the street full of waterways as a Luxi road and the square as a field when you can't ask for help.

I don't know how many deja vu "Cary", "Base Road", "Creek Road" and arch bridge, suddenly a clear sight-Amitabha appeared in front of me, and I finally returned to St. Kyle Square. No, it's St. Kyle.