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If you are spending your Italian holiday in Venice or the surrounding region anywhere between June and November 2013, you can immerse yourself in one of the world’s biggest and most exciting art displays, the 55th International Art Exhibition!

Hosted every second year of an odd number, this exclusive chance to see some of the finest emerging art trends is something not to be missed! Tourists can wander around several art exhibitions across the city and witness a beautiful array of artistic styles and displays in avant-garde venues like the Giardini, the Arsenale, the Central, Italian and National pavilions.

Visitors wishing to stay in the area for a few days have a wonderful selection of luxury rentals in Venice to relax and enjoy themselves in after a joyous day of art appreciation!

Elegant, romantic, and full of surprises, Venice has to be experienced to be believed. Located in northeast Italy, the city is situated on a group of 118 small islands, all of which are connected with bridges and separated by canals.

You can get around the city by ferry or gondola, although a good portion is walkable. Due to its beauty, architecture, and unique layout, the entire city is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Venice gets its name from the ancient Veneti people, who date back to the 10^th century BC. It has gone by many nicknames over the years, from "the floating city" to "city of masks.

What better way to learn about the amazing Carnivals of Italy then to attend one?!

Two of the most famous carnivals held in Italy are those of Venice and Viareggio.
The Carnival is a season of festivities where people often dress up and masquerade with some elements of a street circus. A giant party for the public on the streets you could call it.

In Venice, the carnival is kick started with an event called "The Flight of the Angel".

This is held in the Piazza San Marco where an 'Unknown guest of Venice' flies along a rope from the San Marco bell tower down to the middle of the square and is greeted by a crowd in period costumes of Historical Re-enactments. It starts of the festivities with a roar, quite literally, from the crowd and every year, spectators await the "Angel" with bated breath as they cram into the square.

Venice is one of the most popular destinations in Italy and indeed Europe; it may be thronged with tourists but its worth it just to see its treasures. With a rich history of being a major sea port on the Mediterranean as well as an important crossroads on the spice trade route, Venice is one of the few places in the world that can be truly called unique.  

It is a city built across several islands and peninsulas within a lagoon and can be travelled through on boats. There are very few roads, just canals mostly that criss cross this magnificent place!

Whether you visit for the food, atmosphere, the canals, or the most masterpieces per square kilometre in the world you are all but guaranteed an amazing time in your villa rental in Venice!

Your first day in Venice should be spent at the famous Piazza San Marco.  Being Venice's largest square and major meeting area  you will find plenty to do.  It's lined with cafes that you can sit and really soak in the sights of architectural beauty surrounding the square, as well as the sun kissed glittering sea.