little canal #7

Venice - the most beautiful of Italian cities

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May 25th 2008
People call Venice the most romantic city in the world, and I can completely understand why, even though I spent the weekend there solo or with a girl pal. The tiny little streets where two people can hardly pass by, with balconies overflowing with bright coloured geraniums, with romantic little windows with wooden shutters, around every corner is a small bridge over a canal filled with gondolas.. ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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