Much like the rest of Italy, Rome is predominantly Roman Catholic. Although Rome is home to the Vatican City and St. Peter's Basilica, Rome's cathedral is the Basilica of St. John Lateran, located to the south-east of the city-centre
Venice has been known as the "La Serenissima", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Bridges", and "The City of Light".Luigi Barzini, writing in The New York Times, described it as "undoubtedly the most beautiful city built by man