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Walk at night on the streets of Venice #137457411
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Venice by night is stunning Venice is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is situated across a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islands are located in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay that lies between the mouths of the Po and the Piave rivers more exactly between the Brenta and the Sile. Parts of Venice are renowned for the beauty of their settings, their architecture, and artwork. The lagoon and a part of the city are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2018, 260,897 people resided in Comune di Venezia, of whom around 55,000 live in the historical city of Venice Centro storico. Together with Padua and Treviso, the city is included in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area PATREVE, with a total population of 2.6 million. PATREVE is only a statistical metropolitan area. The name is derived from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited the region by the 10th century BC. The city was historically the capital of the Republic of Venice. Venice has been known as the `La Dominante`, `Serenissima`, `Queen of the Adriatic`, `City of Water`, `City of Masks`, `City of Bridges`, `The Floating City`, and `City of Canals.`