Venice
Italy's canal city
Venice is a city in northeastern Italy built on more than a hundred small islands in a lagoon, connected by canals and bridges.
Famous for its architecture, art, and absence of cars, Venice serves as shorthand for romantic waterway cities: the Venice of the North.
The city gives its name to venetian blinds and the Venice Biennale art exhibition.
Famous historic waterway
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
- gondolierVenetian waterway operator
- Rialto BridgeVenetian stone canal crossing
- Bridge of SighsEnclosed Venetian canal crossing
waterway · mooring · palazzo · sculling · serenade · footbridge · water taxi · narrow
Suspended transport cabin
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- honeymoonNewlyweds' celebratory vacation
amore · couples · candlelit · sunset · anniversary · elopement · balcony · enchantment
Sheltered coastal shallows
- AdriaticSea east of Italy
- islandsLand surrounded by water
- sandbarUnderwater ridge of sediment
- shoalShallow water hazard
channel · marshland · archipelago · barrier islands · estuary
State without monarchy
- Marco PoloMedieval Venetian who reached China
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- maritimeOf the sea
- tradeExchange of commodities
Crusades · arsenal · empire · merchant · oligarchy · conquest · independence · treaty
Famed Venetian Renaissance artist
- TintorettoVenetian Mannerist painter
- BelliniItalian artistic dynasty name
- CarpaccioRaw meat appetizer
- GuggenheimArts institution, famous architect
Renaissance · Baroque · fresco · altarpiece · patronage · glasswork · mosaic · gilding
Falling through water
- tidesPeriodic sea-level changes
- sandbagsFilled sacks for barriers
- walkwaysPaths designated for pedestrians
- barriersThings blocking access
sirens · pumps · saltwater · erosion · climate change · subsidence · conservation · inundation
Grand Canal
Famous historic waterway
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
- gondolierVenetian waterway operator
- Rialto BridgeVenetian stone canal crossing
Bridge of Sighs · waterway · mooring · palazzo · sculling · serenade · footbridge · water taxi · narrow · reflection
gondola
Suspended transport cabin
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
honeymoon · amore · couples · candlelit · sunset · anniversary · elopement · balcony · enchantment · picturesque
lagoon
Sheltered coastal shallows
shoal · channel · marshland · archipelago · barrier islands · estuary
Republic
State without monarchy
- Marco PoloMedieval Venetian who reached China
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- maritimeOf the sea
trade · Crusades · arsenal · empire · merchant · oligarchy · conquest · independence · treaty · decline
Titian
Famed Venetian Renaissance artist
- TintorettoVenetian Mannerist painter
- BelliniItalian artistic dynasty name
- CarpaccioRaw meat appetizer
Guggenheim · Renaissance · Baroque · fresco · altarpiece · patronage · glasswork · mosaic · gilding · restoration
sinking
Falling through water
- tidesPeriodic sea-level changes
- sandbagsFilled sacks for barriers
- walkwaysPaths designated for pedestrians
barriers · sirens · pumps · saltwater · erosion · climate change · subsidence · conservation · inundation · rubber boots
masquerade
Deceptive act or costume party
revelry · ball · pageant · feathers · sequins · cape · tricorn · domino · February · Lent
- Europe travelEiffel Tower, Colosseum, Big Ben, Louvre, Vatican
- Italian HeritageRome, Florence, Vatican, Tuscany, Umbria
- ItalyRome, Milan, Florence, Naples, Sicily
- place namesplace names, Peking, Beijing, place name, city names
- boating destinationscoastal waters, inland lakes, Bahamas, canals, harbors
- Canal CitiesAmsterdam, Bruges, Suzhou, Bangkok, Utrecht
VeniceLas Vegas
Nevada's gambling capital
Phoenix · desert city · Dubai · Riyadh · Denver
- The Merchant of VeniceCourtroom drama about debt
- Merchant of VeniceShakespearean comedy about debt
- Venice BeachLos Angeles oceanfront district
- Venice canalsWatery thoroughfares of a lagoon city
- Venice CarnivalAnnual Italian masquerade festival
- Death in VeniceNovella about doomed infatuation