Which Italian city is famous for its canals?

Venice is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. The name is derived from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited the region by the 10th century BC. The city was historically the capital of the Republic of Venice for over a millennium, from 697 to 1797.

Venice, ‘The Floating City’ consists of 118 islands. Canals separate the islands and bridges link them. There are 177 canals in Venice. The largest of these is the S-shaped Grand Canal, which divides the city in two. On average, the canals in Venice are roughly 1.5 to 2 metres (4.9 to 6.5ft) deep. The Grand Canal has an average depth of 5 metres (16.4ft).

Not just a romantic way to transport tourists, gondolas have been used to navigate Venice’s canals since before the 11th century. At one time, the city was home to around 10,000 gondolas, but nowadays this number is nearer to 400. All gondolas are black.