Venice became Austrian territory when Napoleon signed the Treaty of Campo Formio on October 12, 1797. The Austrians took control of the city on January 18, 1798. In 1866, following the Third Italian War of Independence, Venice, along with the rest of the Veneto, became part of the newly created Kingdom of Italy.
The city is divided into six areas or “sestiere”. These are Cannaregio, San Polo, Dorsoduro (including the Giudecca and Isola Sacca Fisola), Santa Croce, San Marco (including San Giorgio Maggiore) and Castello (including San Pietro di Castello and Sant’Elena). Each sestiere was administered by a procurator and his staff.
Venice Gallery
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- Welcome to Venice!
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- An island off Venice
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- Venice, in a snapshot
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- That better not be owned by one man
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- Can you spot Waldo?
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- They should take a tip from Dubai, build more land!
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- Venice from the sky
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- There’s a beach here too
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- Venice from above
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- Is that a cruise ship?
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- Venice from up top
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- City square
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- You get $5 coffee’s here
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- Need more tourists
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- Ready for rowing
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- The most common sight in Venice, tourists!
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- No rush
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- Don’t think I would want to swim in there, looks pretty though
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- Water taxis
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- More water taxis
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- Must be one of the over 400 bridges in this city
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- Water everywhere
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- Romantic evenings along the water
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- Crusing venice waterways
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- Through the canals at night
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- Thanks for visiting Venice
Festivals
The Carnival of Venice is held annually in the city, starting around two weeks before Ash Wednesday and ends on Shrove Tuesday. The carnival is closely associated with Venetian masks.
The Venice Biennale is one of the most important events in the arts calendar it is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years (in odd years) in Venice, Italy.
The Venice Film Festival (Italian Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica di Venezia) is the oldest film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata in 1932 as the “Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica”, the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the Lido, Venice, Italy.
Screenings take place in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi. It is one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals and is part of the Venice Biennale.
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