the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
"Venice is renowned as the unique Italian city built across its many islands, where gondolas glide through canals rather than cars driving on streets."
A maritime city and associated province of Veneto, Italy.
"The gondolas glide through the canals of Venice, the historic maritime city in northern Italy."
The name Venice comes from Latin Venetī, referring to an ancient local tribe whose language is now known as Venetic. Although early scholars mistakenly identified this group as Illyrian based on later disproven arguments, they were likely Celtic or heavily influenced by Celtic culture while frequently supporting the Romans against their fellow Gauls.