Venice is a city in northern Italy, the capital of the region Veneto, a population of 271,251 . Together with Padua, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area . Venice has been known as the 'La Dominante', 'Serenissima', 'Queen of the Adriatic', 'City of Water', 'City of Bridges', and 'The City of Light'. It is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
The city stretches across 118 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy.
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