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VENICE
Venice is the lone city in the world where you may find little option to walk around. This Italian city is the ‘floating city’ of the world lying within the Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea. The capital of Venetia province, Venice is built on 118 alluvial islets and connected with the mainland by a rail and highway bridge. It gives you a thrilling experience to land in waterways the moment you step out of you home or hotel. Instead of fast track super speed modern vehicles, it is the good old Gondola one avails to reach the market, school or even a wedding.
A small canal in Venice
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This gorgeous yet serene city is built on 118 alluvial islets and connected with the mainland by a rail and highway bridge. There are around 400 bridges running over 150 canals, the biggest of them being the Rialto, bent over the Grand Canal. But people afraid of aqua existence are not to be disappointed as there are numerous lanes, public squares, and a few streets connected to houses and other forms of accommodations.
Venice view form St. Mark's Square
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Venice, the 1500 years old city is divided into six quarters namely Cannaregio, Castello, Dorsoduro, San Marco, San Polo and Santa Croce. The city came into existence to arrange apartment and buildings for the splurging population of the Po valley. Amazingly, all the structures stand on slender oak and pine piles, which are posted deep below on the water bed. Since 1895, the Venice Biennale has been exhibiting various forms of modern art and has become a meeting place for art lovers all over the world. The floating structures have many hostels and bed and breakfasts in them along with restaurants so that tourists can get the best opportunity to explore and enjoy the city to the fullest. Today Venice is a flourishing tourist destination and commercial hub of Italy that generates hefty revenues from annual festivals celebrating painting, motion pictures, drama, and contemporary music.
The Grand Canal
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St. Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco)
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