New Delhi: Venice is listed as a World Heritage Site, along with its lagoon.It is a city in northeastern Italy .It is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworksIt is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline, between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. It is one of the most important tourist destinations in the world for its celebrated art and architecture. In 2006, it was the world's 28th most internationally visited city, with 2.927 million international arrivals that year.The city has an average of 50,000 tourists a day according to 2007 data. Inspired by the beauty of this city.There are few tourist destinations around the world which are denoted by the name of Venice. Here is the list: 1. Suzhou, China – Venice of the East (Chinese version) This city of over 6 million in the suburbs of Shanghai is on a lake and also near the mouth of the mighty Yangtze River. 2. Alappuzha, India – Venice of the East (Indian version) This is one of the largest cities on this list. Its canals somehow seemed unusual enough to earn it the title “Venice of the East” around 100 years ago. 3. Bangkok, Thailand – Venice of the East (Thailand version) With its position on the Chao Phraya River basin, Bangkok actually has quite a bit in common with the real Venice. 4. Basra, Iraq – Venice of the Middle East Basra is located on the Shatt al-Arab river in southern Iraq between Kuwait and Iran. 5. Amsterdam, Netherlands – Venice of the North (Dutch version) Amsterdam is also extremely well known for its network of gorgeous waterways. 6. St. Petersburg, Russia – Venice of the North (Russian version) This sits on the Baltic Sea, and in the early 18th Century the city planners began digging a series of canals to help move goods around. 7. Monasterevin, Ireland – Venice of Ireland It sits on the N7 road that connects Dublin and Cork is sometimes known as the Venice of Ireland. 8. Nantes, France – Venice of the West The 6th largest city in France is the largest in the Brittany region in the far west, so the fact that it has a canal network helped earn it the nickname as Venice of the West. 9. Ft. Lauderdale, USA – Venice of America (East Coast) This touristy city just north of Miami used to be mostly known as a cheesy Spring Break destination.
