Amazing Facts about the Islands of the Venice Lagoon
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10Islands that Form Venice
The city of Venice is built on a collection of 118 small islands situated in the marshy Venetian Lagoon.
These islands are connected by a series of canals and bridges, making Venice a captivating architectural marvel constructed atop wooden pilings driven into the lagoon’s marshy ground.
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