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Location
Veneto, northeast Italy.

Dialling code
39.

Population
61,820 (city); 170,000 (including Mestre - metropolitan area).

Time zone
GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October).

Electricity
220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin or three-pin plugs are standard.

Average January temperatures
2°C (36°F).

Average July temperatures
23.5°C (75°F).

Annual rainfall
854mm (34.2 inches).

Language
Introduction
Phrases

Yes - Si
No - No
Hello - Buon giorno / Buona sera (after 1500)
Goodbye - Arrivederla (formal) / Arrivederci (informal)
Please - Per favore
Thank you - Grazie
My name is … - Mi chiamo …
How are you? - Come sta?
I’m very well - Sto molto bene
I feel ill - Non mi sento bene
How much does it cost - Quanto costa?
Do you speak english? - Parla inglese?
I don’t understand - Non capisco
Where is …? - Dov’è …?
Entrance - Entrata
Exit - Uscita
Danger - Pericolo
Open - Aperto
Closed - Chiuso
Toilets - Bagno / Servizio
Doctor - Medico
Hotel - Albergo
Restaurant - Ristorante
Beer - Birra
Wine - Vino
Menu - Menù
Today - Oggi
Tomorrow - Domanì
Monday - Lunedì
Tuesday - Martedì
Wednesday - Mercoledì
Thursday - Giovedì
Friday - Venerdì
Saturday - Sabato
Sunday - Domenica
One - Uno
Two - Due
Three - Tre
Four - Quattro
Five - Cinque
Six - Sei
Seven - Sette
Eight - Otto
Nine - Nove
Ten - Dieci
Twenty - Venti
Thirty - Trenta
Forty - Quaranta
Fifty - Cinquanta
Sixty - Sessanta
Seventy - Settanta
Eighty - Ottanta
Ninety - Novanta
One Hundred - Cento
One Thousand - Mille

Cost of Living:

1 Euro (€1) = £0.94; US$1.37; C$1.66; A$1.93
Currency conversion rates as of January 2009

Special Events:

New Year’s Day Swim
1 January
A chilly swim in the Lido.
Lido

Carnivale
February/March (10 days leading up to Shrove Tuesday)
Famous carnival culminating with an exclusive masked ball and mass dancing for the locals and suitably attired tourists.
St Mark’s Square
Website: www.carnevale.venezia.it

Festa di San Marco
Late April
Gondola race in honor of the city’s patron saint.
Sant’Elena to Punta della Dogana

La Sensa
Ascension Day, May
Re-enactment by the city’s mayor of the Marriage to the Sea ceremony, first performed by the Doge, Pietro Orseolo, who sailed out into the lagoon and cast a golden ring into the sea.
Venetian Lagoon

Vogalonga
Sunday following Ascension Day, May
32km (20-mile) boat race from St Mark’s Square to the island of Burano involving any rowing vessel and any number of crew.
Venetian Lagoon
Website: www.vogalonga.com

Palio delle Antiche Repubbliche Marinare
June
Four teams in traditional costume take to the waters to battle to protect their commercial interests.
Palio of the Old Maritime Republics, Venetian Lagoon

Festa del Redentore
Third weekend in July
Venetians celebrate their deliverance from the plague of 1526, with a pontoon of boats, fireworks display and picnics on the water.
Giudecca Canal, from Sant’Elena to Punta della Dogana to the Palladio’s Redentore church

Venice Film Festival
August-September
One of the world’s leading film festivals.
Palazzo del Cinema, Lido
Website: www.labiennale.org

Regata Storica (Historic Regatta)
First Sunday in SeptemberProcession of historic vessels along the Grand Canal, followed by a race between the city’s top oarsmen and gondoliers.
Grand Canal

Venice Marathon
October
A marathon that has been going strong for over two decades.
Website: www.venicemarathon.it

Festa Di San Martino
Mid November
Children patrol the streets in trick-or-treat style.
City center

Festa della Salute
Mid November
The church of good health was built to celebrate the passing of the plague of 1630. A pontoon is built across the Grand Canal to the Church of Madonna della Salute.

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