Rialto Pescheria, fish market, Venice (Venezia), Veneto region, city of canals, Adriatic Sea, northeast Italy, Europe

Snails are sold at the Rialto Pescheria, fish market. Venice (Venezia) is the capital of Italy's Veneto region, named for the ancient Veneti people from the 10th century BC. The romantic "City of Canals" stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy, Europe. The Republic of Venice wielded major sea power during the Middle Ages, Crusades, and Renaissance. Venice and the Venetian Lagoon are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

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Snails are sold at the Rialto Pescheria, fish market. Venice (Venezia) is the capital of Italy's Veneto region, named for the ancient Veneti people from the 10th century BC. The romantic "City of Canals" stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy, Europe. The Republic of Venice wielded major sea power during the Middle Ages, Crusades, and Renaissance. Venice and the Venetian Lagoon are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.