Wonders in Venice

Grand Canal

The Grand Canal in Venice is also called as Canal Grande. It located in the heart of Venice. It is around 3 km long and has vaporetti, barges, water taxis and gondolas. The canal is bordered with beautiful palazzi. You can enjoy with a gondola ride or with cheap vaporetti. The vaporetti can be available from front of Santa Lucia railway station. Three beautiful canals Scalzi, Rialto and Accademia span the canal.

Basilica di San Marco

Basilica di San Marco is one of the most beautiful and attractive buildings in the universe. It is the famous church in Venice. It was built before several past centuries. You have to pay entrance fees to see treasury, Pala d'Oro, Four ancient bronze horses in Museo della Basilica.

Rialto Bridge

Rialto was the only bridge between the Grand Canal up to 19th century. The bridge that we see in today was built in 16th century. While construction there was a lot of competition in design to replace the old design. Among all the competitors Antonio da Ponte won at last. The bridge is the right place to watch the Grand Canal.

The Doge's Palace

The Doge's Palace was first built in 9th century, rebuilt in 12th century and modified in 14th & 15th centuries. The palace which we seen now was Gothic masterpiece in pink and white marbles. This palace is considered as the Seat of the Government, the Palace of Justice, the Prison and the home of Doge. Doge was the ruler elected for the Republic. The inner walls of the palace representing the paintings of the eternal glory of La Serenissima. These works are done by the Venice's popular artists like Veronese and Tintoretto.

The Top International Destinations in 2009

Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals
1	France	74.2 million
2	United States	54.9 million
3	Spain	52.2 million
4	China	50.9 million
5	Italy	43.2 million
6	United Kingdom	28.0 million
7	Turkey	25.5 million
8	Germany	24.2 million
9	Malaysia	23.6 million
10	Mexico	21.5 million

Top Ten World's Tourism Earners

S.No	Country	Earnings in Dollar
1	United States	$110.1 billion
2	Spain	$61.6 billion
3	France	$55.6 billion
4	Italy	$45.7 billion
5	China	$40.8 billion
6	Germany	$40.0 billion
7	United Kingdom	$36.0 billion
8	Australia	$24.7 billion
9	Turkey	$22.0 billion
10	Austria	$21.8 billion

Top 5 Places to Visit in Dubai

Dubai is one of the seven United Arab Emirates. It is situated to the south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula. There are lot of interesting places are in Dubai to visit.

Most significant places to remember are:

1. Burj Al Arab
2. Palm Islands
3. Wild Wadi
4. Ski Dubai
5. Desert Safari

1. Burj Al Arab

This is the famous hotel in Dubai. Burj Al Arab is to Dubai is like the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. You have to pay the entrance fees to get into this hotel. You have to reserve for tea, dinner or breakfast before you go there. The expenses are too high when compared even to five-star hotels.



2. Palm Islands

The artificial islands in Dubai is called the Palm Islands. In Palm Islands major commercial and residential infrastructure have been created. The Dubai government invest huge amount to create this artificial islands. This islands was developed by the famous property developer in United Arab Emirates, the Nakheel properties. The names of the islands were the Palm Jumeriah, the Palm Jebel Ali, the Palm Deira.

These islands having the name as Palm Islands because of the reason that each settlement will be in the shape of the palm tree, topped with a crescent. The Palm Islands are situated 520 kilometers away to the city of Dubai.




3.Wild Wadi





4. Ski Dubai

The coolest entertainment spot in Dubai is Ski Dubai. There you can have snowballs, sledding and many other interesting features. They can offer not only boots, skis and poles but also jackets, pants and socks to cope up the cool weather.



5.Desert Safari