Venice Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia is a city in northern Italy, the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,251 census estimate January 1, 2004.

Money-saving travel advice

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Most are probably aware that the euro has been killing the dollar. But if you’d still like to travel to Europe on a budget, it is still possible to do that. You’ll just have to plan ahead and think creatively.

In building its maritime commercial empire, the Republic acquired control of most of the islands in the Aegean, including Cyprus and Crete, and became a major power-broker in the Near East.