Let's take a moment to have a look at the map of Venice, does its shape remind you of something? There is a book named "Venice is a fish" and if we take a close look we can see that the shape of the island totally remind as of it...
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Eugenia
Cadavid
If you see a typical venetian mask, what comes to your mind? Most likely you are thinking about the Venetian carnival but actually masks were used in this city much before the carnival was created. The main reason for their usage was the size of the streets as they were so narrow they made privacy almost impossible...
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Emilio
Rodriguez
Venice is settled right in the middle of the western and the eastern ancient empires so it was the perfect spot for merchants to set their bases. This was the most important sea port in the Mediterranean sea for centuries. They traded wood, spices, slaves, glass, wine, everything… But the first good traded by venetians was salt as they were surrounded by it and it was very valued by all empires, salt was not only used to trade but also to pay for a product or service. In fact the word salary comes from the word salt...
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Rodriguez
There is a church tower in Venice named tower of Santo Stefano, you can see it the image, Do you notice anything unusual about this tower? Yes, it's very much leaning. Let's talk about why this is so...
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Cadavid