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Venice, the capital of the Republic of Venice in the Middle Ages, has been known as "City of Water" or "Queen of the Adriatic".
Venice was constructed on the shallow in the Adriatic. Nowadays we go there by the bridge of about 4 km long 'Ponte della Libertà'.
Inside of Vaporetto
Heading to Piazza San Marco through the Grand Canal (Canal Grande)
The bell tower of about 100 m tall in Piazza San Marco comes to sight.
The bell tower (Campanile di San Marco) (right) Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale)
Arrive at Piazza San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
Caffe Florian, a coffee house established in 1720, is the oldest coffee house in Venice and said to be the birthplace of 'Caffè Latte'.
Maze-like streets with 150 canals and 400 bridges
Bridge of Sighs, a bridge connecting the interrogation room of Doge's Palace and the prison (right building)
Bridge of Sighs (Ponte dei Sospiri) It's named because the imprisoned looked out and sighed on the bridge.
Rialto Bridge(Ponte di Rialto)over the Grand Canal
A variety of shops line up on the Rialto Bridge with roofs.
Gondola for tourists
The lagoon and a part of the city are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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