WhatimagescometomindwhenyouthinkofatriptoVenice?NodoubtyouimagineyourselftakingaromantiCgondolaridealongnarrowcanalsandunderdelicatebridges.PerhapsyoupicturethebeautifuloldbuildingsandfamousworksofartthathavemadethecityoneofEu—rope’Sleadingtouristspots.Venicewasbuiltonmorethan100islandsandhasabout150ca—nals.Thebest—knownofthese，theGrandCanal，functionsasthe“mainstreet”inthepartofthecitymostpopularwithvisitors.Thecanalwindsthrougheachofthesixdistrictsthatcomprisethishistoriccitycenterbe—forereachingVeniceLagoon.Oneofthesedistricts，SanMarco，ishometomanyofVenice’Smainattractions，includingSt.Mark’SBasilica.Thisspectacularchurchhasfivemainarchesandsomeextraordinaryonion——shapeddomes.Itisdecoratedwithpricelesstreasures，manyofwhichwerestolenfromothercountrieswhenmedievalVenicewasaleadingseapower.St.Mark’SBasilicastandsatoneendofSt.Mark’SSquare.Napole—oncalledthesquarethe“finestdrawingroominEurope.’’Touristshavebeengoingthereforcenturiestovisititscelebratedcaf6andgetatasteofthepartyatmosphere.ThebesttimetovisitVeniceisduringtheclearspringdaysofMarchandApril.FromJunetoAugust，thecityishot，sticky，andcrowdedwithtourists.Autumnisquitepleasant，butwintersItiswell——knownthatVenicefacesanuncertainfuture.Thecityissinkingintothesea，itshistoricbuildingsarefallingtopieces，andthefa—mouslagoonisbadlypolluted.Unlesssolutionsarefoundsoonforthesecomplexproblems，the“QueenoftheAdriatic，’’asVeniceissometimescalled，willnotbeabletositonherwaterythroneforverymuchlonger.
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