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Venice was one of the most enduring mercantile sea powers on the face of the eart for a thousand years. Today the brilliance and influence have long since faded, leaving a town of tarnished glories, out of time and out of place, so achingly beautiful it's hard not to look for the back of the set.
The city has many names: La Serenissima, Queen of the Adriatic. Venice's nature is dual: water and land, long history and doubtful future, airy delicacy and dim melancholy. When this precious place sinks, the world will be the poorer.
Facts in a glance
Area: 458 sq km
Population: 63000 (central Venice)
Country: Italy
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Telephone Area Code: 041 e future with zest.
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