{"id":17046,"date":"2022-09-09T08:13:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T08:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meininger-hotels.com\/blog\/?p=17046"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:01:07","slug":"fun-facts-venice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m-blog.tomek.webeeline.team\/en\/fun-facts-venice\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Facts Venice\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

11 fun facts about Venice that will definitely surprise you <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Venice. A spectacular city of many faces, known by various names: \u201cThe Floating City\u201d, \u201cCity of Canals\u201d, \u201cSerenissima\u201d, \u201cCity of Bridges\u201d, \u201cCity of Masks\u201d, \u201cQueen of the Adriatic\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With its 16 centuries of history, winding labyrinth of picturesque canals, colorful architecture, endless maze of tiny streets, and historical palazzos, Venice has always been a city full of stories and secrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve summed up for you some of the most intriguing Fun Facts Venice! <\/p>Keep reading \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47 <\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

#1 City of bridges<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Venice is so well-known for its bridges: there are around 400 of them in the city, of which 72 are, in fact, private. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

#2 Did someone say \u201cgondola\u201d?\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All in all, there are about 400 gondolas (they\u2019re 11 m long and weigh around 600 kg) and 400 gondolieri in Venice. Do you think that\u2019s extreme? Well, at some point in the past, the number of gondolas was around 10,000 since they were used for goods\u2019 and public transportation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another fun fact is that there\u2019s, actually, only one official woman gondolier! After almost 1.000 years of being an exclusively male business, a gondolier\u2019s daughter, Giorgia Boscolo, became Venice\u2019s first licensed gondoliera around 2010. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to hear another little interesting fact? Venetian historic gondolas have to be painted completely black by law with a view to reduce the competition among the city\u2019s gondoliers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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