Chioggia - little Venezia

Chioggia - Little Venice

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August 17th 2017
We sailed again last night so we were at the fishing village of Chioggia for our visit today. it was gorgeous sitting on the deck eating pizza and feeling VERY grateful for this lovely holiday. We walked through this small fishing town on market day to the fish markets followed by a ride on the traditional Bragozzo boat which was used to harvest mussels and clams. It is not the right sea ... read more

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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