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VENICE

VENICE IS A CITY IN ITALY

PIZZA WAS INVENTED IN ITALY, IN NAPLES, AROUND 1860.LEANING TOWER OF PISA.LEONARDO DA VINCI.

ROME IS THE CAPITAL OF ITALY AND IT’S THE LARGEST CITY, ABOUT 2,641,930

PEOPLE LIVE IN ROME

VENICE IS IN NORTH EAST ITALY. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES IN THE WORLD, IT IS KNOWN

AS THE CITY OF CANALS AND MANY OTHER NAMES.

WAS FOUND IN YEAR 421

RELIGION

THERE ARE NO STREETS, NO CARS. ONLY BOATS. TAXI BOATS, COPS BOATS AND BUS BOATS.

VENICE IS A GROUP OF 118 SMALL ISLANDS SEPARATED BY CANALS AND LINKED BY

BRIDGES.

ITS DIVIDED INTO SIX AREAS

NOWADAYS VENICE LOCALS TRAVEL BY MOTOR LAUNCH TO GET FROM PLACE TO ANOTHER,

VISITORS CAN STILL USE GONDOLA TO SEE THE CITY.

THE POPULATION OF VENICE IS ABOUT 272,000

THE HEART OF VENICE IS PIAZZA SAN MARCO, IT ATTRACT A LOT OF TOURISTS

ONE OF VENICE'S WELL KNOWN LANDMARKS IS THE OLD BELL TOWER, VISITORS TO THIS TOWER CAN ENJOY NICE

VIEWS FROM THE TOP OF THE TOWER.

THE GRAND CANAL IS FAMOUS THAT PASSES THROUGH THE VENICE ISLANDS IN THE SHAPE OF A BACKWARD "S".

IT’S THE CITY'S MAIN TOURIST SITES INCLUDING SAN MARCO SQUARE AND VENICE'S MAIN TRAIN STATION.

REFERENCES

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice

http://wikitravel.org/en/Venice

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy

http://www.venice-rentals.com/info/index.php

http://www.veneto-explorer.com/facts-about-venice.html

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