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Is Venice called the city of Love?

Molmenti, in the study of Venetian morals, introduces to us the Grand Canal, at sunset the spring: “Venice, city of love, who would doubt it! Love affairs and famous lovers, the entire history of Venice is intimately linked to Cupid.



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Thanks to a certain William Shakespeare, who chose to lay the scene for his play Romeo and Juliet in a certain fair town in the Veneto, Verona is considered Italy's “City of Love.” I interviewed local guide Sara Valitutto from Romeo & Juliet Guide (she works in partnership with her friend Virginia Conta).

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The northern Italian city of Venice is a notoriously expensive place for a vacation.

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Venice's unique architecture On top of the wooden poles, they built wooden platforms, and then on top of that, they constructed their buildings — all of which means that Venice is basically built on wood and water. The idea of 4–5 story buildings sitting on pilings pounded into mud is pretty fascinating.

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Italy, unsurprisingly, holds fast to four spots on this year's list: one even claims the No. 1 title. Paris is a close second, and almost a requisite for any couple traveling in the name of love.

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