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Apartments In Venice Italy
Introduction
Venice is built on 117 small islands, and has some 150
canals and 409 bridges (only three of which cross the Grand Canal). The
historic centre is divided into six sestieri (quarters): San Marco,
Dorsoduro, San Polo, Santa Croce, Cannaregio and Castello. It covers a
deceptively small area (7.6 sq km/3 sq mi) - if you don't get lost
(which you will!), walking from Cannaregio in the northwest to Dorsoduro
in the south should take only 30 minutes. The city's 'main street' is
the Grand Canal, which passes each of the districts as it twists along
the length of Venice from the railway station to San Marco.
Today the brilliance and influence have long since faded, leaving a town
of tarnished glories that's out of time and out of place, so achingly
beautiful and complete it's hard not to look for evidence of props. If
you get caught up in the never-ending flow of visitors tramping the
narrow main thoroughfares it can be the epitome of hell. Step off the
main drag, however, and you'll discover the subdued, shabby charm of the
real Venice, whose baroque backstreet churches are framed by lines of
washing flapping in the breeze.
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