Venezia
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Venice is a city in north-east Italy. In Italian, it is called Venezia and it is the capital city of the region of Veneto. The nickname of Venice is la Serenissima - 'the Very Serene One'. It is also known as la Regina dell'Adriatico - the Queen of the Adriatic.
It is built on around 120 little islands in a lagoon of the Adriatic Sea - il Mar Adriatico. The lagoon is called la Laguna di Venezia (the Venetian Lagoon). The little islands are connected by over 400 bridges. The roads are canals filled with a mixture of salt water and fresh water.