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Romantic weekend at Venice
Venice, the capital of the Veneto region, is known worldwide as the city of love and romance, as its morphology places is like a wonderful dream that not only the lovers look like!
Venice is a unique city, built on 118 small islands (the largest is the Lido), connected by a network of 150 canals / rivers (the smaller) and more than 400 bridges. The story is interwoven with the legend,
and it seems that Venice was born by chance, as a result of the first barbarian invasions of northern Europe, and the fear induced in the Venetian population at the time, which to shelter from the destruction of
their "homes" and the possible killings them and their families, rediscovered the "stilts" and wetlands, lagoon better, as a shelter. In fact it was not possible to surround it like other cities, because of Venice
behind and there was no freedom of the Adriatic Sea, natural way to other peoples of the East, prodigal for trade in goods and spices and generous fish.
Venice is currently connected to the mainland by the Ponte della Liberta' on which passing trains and cars. In addition there is the international airport at few kilometers from it, the "Marco Polo",
from which, as well as via shuttle bus, you can hire a motorcycle taxi water to enter through the front door in Venice, which said Piazza San Marco ...
