Fun Facts!
Spanish Colonizers named Venezuela ("Little Venice") because the coastal homes built on stilts reminded them of Venice.
Venice is built on more than one hundred islands, all surrounded by canals!
Venice is built on more than one hundred islands, all surrounded by canals!
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“Venice." Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2013. Web. 25 Apr. 2013.
"Venice." Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 7 May 2013.
RickSteves. "Venice, Italy: The Doge's Palace." YouTube. Web. 9 May 2013.
“Venice." Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2013. Web. 25 Apr. 2013.
"Venice." Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 7 May 2013.
RickSteves. "Venice, Italy: The Doge's Palace." YouTube. Web. 9 May 2013.