Venice is literally an island -- or to be more precise, a
cluster of over one hundred small islands. It is part of the northeastern
Italian region known as the Veneto. The city consists of six districts,
called sestieri:
Cannaregio, Santa Croce, San Polo, San Marco, Castello, and
Dorsoduro. Venice is unique among modern cities in that its primary form of public
transportation is...boats. No buses, no cars, no subways. How cool is
that?