Venice travel guide

Holiday Extras are doing a good series of YouTube destination guides. This one covers the extraordinary city of Venice. Rising up from the sea, and running on a series of canals and waterways, Venice is a very special place indeed. There’s no cars, no roads, just grand buildings, old palaces, tiny streets, and gondolas - everywhere!

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Posted by John
on 10th July 2017 and
updated on 27th November 2018

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Venice

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