June 29, 2006

Venice

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Venice stretches across numerous small islands in the Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea. Between the islands, there are about 150 narrow canals crossed by some 400 bridges. The Grand Canal, shaped like a reversed letter S, is the main traffic artery. Today a tourist, commercial, and industrial center, Venice was at its artistic peak during the Renaissance, and it owes its origin to the war refugees who sought safety on its islands in the late 7th century. What are traghetti?
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