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Bodies of water have often played crucial roles in world history. Various waterways have been essential to transportation as well. THere are cities today that remain famous for their canal systems. Here are the world’s top 10 most beautiful canal cities:
1. Venice, Italy
Venice is ensconced on a well-known group of 118 islands which are separated by their famous canals. The city’s islands are connected via bridges. In fact, there are 400-foot bridges and 170 canals. Travel pundits believe there is no more beautiful canal city than this one.
This picturesque place garners over 50000 visitors annually. It’s also the biggest automobile-free city in all of Europe. The gondola, a special rowing boat, is the preferred mode of travel. Venice has over 350 of them and no visit to this city is complete without riding in one of them. The main waterway is nearly 2,4 miles long and is named the Grand Canal. Click On the Next Button to See Next.
Aveiro, Portugal, is quite more beautiful than many on the list
I all 10, no mention of Germany and it’s many rivers that traverse close to castles. I’ve heard the views are fantastic. Had hoped it would have been included herein, but also, I suppose it did not rate high enough on your scale of the ‘best’. Too bad.
Yea, I liked it, but it doesn’t have a very big canal network. But I certainly beats Birmingham in terms of beauty.
Yanagawa Japan is reknowm for its canals. Yanagawa is popular with Japanese tourists because of its 470 km of wide canals. Yanagawa riverboats, called “donkobune”, are used to take tourists around the city. In 1987 a video documentary was created by Studio Ghibli about these canals and their restoration. Yanagawa is the birthplace of Kitahara Hakushu, a Meiji era poet and writer of children’s songs. An annual three-day festival is held every November in Yanagawa complete with poetry readings, fireworks, music, and a great number of evening boat rides.
Yes, it is a popular place with Japanese tourists. It’s a noteworthy locale and undoubtedly would have made the list had the list been longer. Thanks for your support and your comment!