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Venice: City of canals

BUILT on water more than 1,000 years ago by men who defied the sea, Venice has been called "the most beautiful city in the world." Italians call it "La Serenissima," which means "the most serene."

With its intriguing maze of narrow winding streets (calli), canals (rios) and squares (campi) - and its majestic palaces (palazzos), churches (basilicas) and museums (museos) reminiscent of Byzantine, Gothic and Renaissance styles- "Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go," Truman Capote once said.

Explorer Marco Polo, musician Antonio Vivaldi and adventurer Giangiacomo Casanova wandered this city, which is built on 118 islands four kilometers from the Italian ...

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