City of Canals
Venice, Italy
The city of Venice , or Venezia in the Italian language, is located in Northern Italy on the Adriatic Sea and is the capitol of the region named Veneto and was historically an independent nation; it was known by many names, a few which are "the City of Water", "the City of Bridges" and "the Queen of the Adriatic". |
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City of CanalsVenice, Italy |
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The city stretches across one hundred and eighteen small islands and during the Middle Ages was a major maritime power from the thirteen hundreds to the seventeen hundreds and an important center of international commerce: with silk, grain, spices and art passing through the ports of this proud city. |
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San Marco SquareMore San Marco SquareSan Marco BasilicaThe Doge's Palace |
The Grand CanalMore Grand CanalRialto BridgeGoodbye! |