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Around Venice

Venezia (Venice)

August 25th 2007
Venice is built on over one hundred small islands, and holds one hundred and fifty canals. Transportation within the city remains, as it was in centuries past, entirely on water or on foot (Venice is Europe's largest urban carfree area.) Although the city appears small, it is really quite extensive for its size. While most tour guides don't recommend getting lost in major cities (especially ... read more
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Italian Flag Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more
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