Particolare del tratto finale del Canale della Giudecca, in una mappa del 1600 circa, anonimo olandese — (Metropolitan Museum New York)

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Legend has it that ... on 25 March 421, what will later be a city unique in the world, a millenary empire, a cradle of excellence and a symbol recognized all over the world: Venice was founded.

The charm of this legend is represented by the mystery that surrounds the origins of the city - like the mythical mists of Avalon - a still obscure chapter of medieval history whose few historical sources often mix reality, myth and legend in an inseparable way. However, it is plausible to consider half of the year 1000 as a testimony of an inhabited lagoon, "where the inhabitants lived i

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