Venice, Italy — City Information
City Facts
- Location
- Veneto, northeast Italy.
- 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).
- Average Annual Rainfall
- 854mm (34.2 inches).
- Language
- 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
| 1.00 GBP = 1.13 EUR |
| 1.00 USD = 0.7 EUR |
| Currency conversion rates as of 19 July 2011 |
Special Events
NewYear'sDaySwim
1 January
A chilly swim in the Lido.
Lido
Carnivale
February/March (10 days leading up to Shrove Tuesday)
Famous carnival culminating in an exclusive masked ball and mass dancing for the locals and suitably attired tourists.
St Mark's Square and other venues
Website: www.carnevale.venezia.it
FestadiSanMarco
Late April
Gondola race in honor of the city's patron saint.
Sant'Elena to Punta della Dogana
LaSensa
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
A 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
PaliodelleAnticheRepubblicheMarinare
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
FestadelRedentore
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
VeniceFilmFestival
August-September
One of the world's leading film festivals.
Palazzo del Cinema, Lido
Website: www.labiennale.org
RegataStorica (Historic Regatta)
First Sunday in September
Procession of historic vessels along the Grand Canal, followed by a race between the city's top oarsmen and gondoliers.
Grand Canal
VeniceMarathon
October
A marathon that has been going strong for over two decades.
Website: www.venicemarathon.it
FestaDiSanMartino
Mid November
Children patrol the streets in trick-or-treat style.
City center
FestadellaSalute
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.
Church of Madonna della Salute
