View of Venice, sunny water Canal and gondola Horizontal 90477-Venice

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Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in northern Italy, the capital of the region city historically was an independent nation. Venice has been known as the "La Dominante", "Serenissima", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Bridges", and "The City of Light". The city stretches across 118 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Venetian Republic was a major maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and a staging area for the Crusades and the Battle of Lepanto, as well as a very important center of commerce and art in the 13th century up to the end of the 17th century.

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Location: Venice Venezia Veneto Italy Europe
Photo credit: © Daniel Valla FRPS / Alamy / Afripics
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