Venice Province (Venice)

The province of Venice is situated in the most controversial region and is a province full of water ports and buildings. Now sit comfortable and relax. This theme will open all the beauty of the region of Venice. In sunny lying Italy, the province of Venice offers all kinds of places and unforgettable moments, which won’t leave you indifferent to it. The province of Venice has an area of 2,462 sq. km with about 831,000 (as of June 2005). It belongs to one of the 7 regions of the Venice, and stretches along the Adriatic coast. The capital of the province is surely Venice, with population about 270,662. This town attracts most people because of its waterways. It is also called a “drowning town” among people as it is slowly going under the Adriatic waters.

Chioggia is, among other things in the province of Venice, worth visiting. This town has a very large seaport, it is also called "Little Venice". This is due to the fact that this city was built on wooden piles, and just connected with the mainland by a stone bridge. Not far from the town of Chioggia, there is Lido di Jesolo, which called a tourist city because of its many hotels and apartments. It provides for nearly all the proper accommodation. About 6 million tourists visit Lido di Jesolo every year. Lido di Jesolo is famous for its 12-kilometre-long pedestrian shopping zone in the main season open daily from 8 a.m.

Since Lido di Jesolo lies not far from Venice, many tourists use this opportunity to find cheaper accommodation, besides, Lido di Jesolo offers camping nowadays so it became a secret tradition among German youth to live in the camping.

Portogruaro is not as intense as tourists-visited Jesolo, but maybe it is for this reason so attractive. It offers pretty many attractions including the Fountain of Pila Corte which was designed in 1494 by the sculptor Giovanni Antonio Corte Pila.