Venice, Italy, is pictured from the International Space Station

iss074e0437657 (April 4, 2026) --- Venice, Italy, a 1,600‑year‑old city with a metropolitan population of about 640,000, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 267 miles above Central Europe. Built on more than 100 small islands and connected by over 400 bridges, Venice sits within a lagoon of the Adriatic Sea. Credit: NASA/Chris Williams