What are some interesting stories?

What are some interesting facts and/or stories about Venice?

• Venice is a city that has been there for a long time. Apart from the fact that its primary mode of transport is using boats in canals what are other interesting and lesser known facts and/or stories about this beautiful city.

• Answer:

  Lower parts of Venice gets flooded at night. There are warning boards which go unnoticed during the daytime. The water actually seeps from the ground. They have a highway on water. The water taxis go very fast on these lanes and water buses are not allowed. The Government chooses the colour of the exterior walls of the houses in Venice and the islands of Murano and Burano.