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Major tourist sites and attractions :the main tourist attraction of the city of Venice is its cobbled by-lanes and meandering canals. This structure of the city itself has a quaint and extremely romantic feel about that will make you want to lose yourself in the mazes of the city. however, if you are done and over with the streets and canals, and want to check out on some fantastic destinations, then you can visit:

Pellestrina
Ponte di Rialto
St Mark's Basilica
St Mark's Square
Torcello
Palazzo Pisani
Basilica del Redentore
Palazzo Mocenigo Gambara
Piazza San Marco
Museo Di Storia Naturale
Museo della Comunita'Ebraica
Palazzo Guistinian Lolin
Chiesa dei Carmini

Accommodation Options: the city of Venice is chiefly based on tourism and education. So, accommodation is an important factor in the city. While there are inexpensive hostels all over the city, those looking for premium hospitality services are not going to be disappointed either. Some of the lodging establishments are also run privately by local families. Some of the places to book lodging space at are:

Ca' Maria Adele
Hotel Cipriani
Hotel Galleria
Locanda Orseolo
Palazzo Abadessa
Albergo Agli Alboretti
Albergo Antico Capon
Albergo Casa Peron
Albergo Paganelli
Antica Locanda Montin

Food and Wine: the obvious specialty of this lagoon city is seafood. The sea slicing into the city, the fruits reaped from it serve the city with a wholesome platter. One of the things to order at a Venetian eatery is “Cichetti”. These are bite-sized food that comes complementary with a glass of “Ombra”. The Cichetti comes in varieties; however, the most common of the varieties are a square piece of Mortadella or tomato with rice stuffings or deep-fried rice balls stuffed with olives. Aside of the traditional Venetian fare, the other types of cuisine available in the city are African, Arabic, Cafes & Ice-cream, French, Italian, Mexican and, surprisingly, vegetarian also. Some of the popular Venetian joints in the city are:

Ai Gondolieri
Al Cugnai
Ai Sportivi
Paradiso Perduto
Alle Oche
Casa Mia
Cip Ciap
Enoteca alla Colombina
Frary's
Lavena
Mirai
Osteria La Zucca
Trattoria Corte Sconta
Vecio Fritolin

Restaurants offering others cuisines are:

Caffe Florian (African)
Harry's Dolci (Cafe and Ice-cream)
La Rivista (Italian)
Iguana (Mexican)
Chat qui rit (French)
Antico Martini (Vegetarian)
Sahara (Arabic)

The city is quite passionate about its wines. So rest assured that you will surely be able to get the wine of your choice in Venice. One of the renowned wine bars is Vino Vino. However, while in the city, it will be a better option to try out some of the locally brewed wines. A few of the best wineries around are:

Villa Ile
Casa venicola Canella
Cantine Veneto Orientale

Shopping: shopping for gifts and souvenirs when you travel to Venice will prove quite a pleasure; the city affords you ample choices to choose from. It is also a pleasure to shop in Venice because, aside of the stunning range of collectables that you can find there, you can also buy them off some equally good location. Some of the things that are worth carrying back when you travel to Venice are:

Bronze work
Tapestries
Paintings and replicas
Glass
Ceramics
Hand made dolls
Bead work
Leather masks
Writing pens of Murano glass
Hand crafted fabrics
Fortuny lamps
opaline silks
Fans

Some of the premium shops to shop at are:

Aliani
Antiquus
Atelier Pietro Longhi
Codognato
Martinuzzi

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