Venice (Venice) is a famous tourist and industrial city in northeastern Italy, and is also the capital of the Veneto region (Veneto region)

Venice was once the center of the Republic of Venice, known as the 'Pearl of the Adriatic Sea'. It was also a gathering place for the Crusades to the East, and is considered one of the most romantic cities in the world. The urban area of Venice covers 118 artificial islands in the Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic coast of northeastern Italy and a nearby artificial peninsula, with 117 canals crisscrossing. This saltwater lagoon is distributed along the coastline between the Po River and the Piave River. In 1987, it was listed in the 'World Heritage List'. Venice's architecture, painting, sculpture, opera, and other aspects hold an extremely important position and influence in the world. Venice has the reputation of 'born from water, beautiful because of water, and thriving because of water', and enjoys the titles of 'City of Water', 'City on the Water', and 'City of a Hundred Islands'.