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Which country does Venice belong to?

Venice, a water city, belongs to Italy. Venice is the capital of Veneto region in northeast Italy, a famous historical and cultural city, and a world-famous tourist and industrial city. Venice's architecture, painting, sculpture and opera all enjoy an important position in the world. 1980, Venice and Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China became sister cities.

Venice is located on the Adriatic Sea, surrounded by the sea. The city consists of 1 18 small islands separated by canals and connected by bridges. Venice only has a long dike in the northwest corner connected with the mainland, which is known as "Water City" and "Hundred Island City". From 65438 to 0987, "Venice and Lagoon" was listed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO.

The history of Venice, a water city

There are no cars and bicycles in Venice, and the main means of transportation is boats. The Venetian ship "gondola" is famous all over the world. In addition, Venice Film Festival, Venice Biennale and Venice Carnival will attract the attention of the whole world.

Venice has a history of 1500 years. It was once an important commercial and shipping center in Europe and an important town on the ancient Silk Road. Today, this water city with beautiful scenery and numerous historical sites attracts tourists from all over the world every year. Tourism has made this medium-sized city with a population of only a few hundred thousand more lively. Venice has always been one of the favorite destinations for China tourists to travel to Italy.