"Cool-123's new Venice Page" a Venice Travel Page by Cool-123

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Water-girt Venice rises on an archipelago of small islands separated by a dense network of waterways, which were rectified as time passed, noticeably changing the original conformation. Venice lies four kilometers from the mainland and two from the open sea.

The original inhabited nucleus of the city took shape during barbarian invasions when groups of refugees from Spina, Aquileia, Adria, Altino, Padua settled on the islands in the lagoon. In the course of the centuries the population kept increasing, developing into a city the likes of which is not to be found anywhere in the world.