The approach to Venice from the west was a journey into a dreamscape of water, stone, and ancient maritime intrigue. Flying over the flat, fertile plains of the Veneto, the helicopter descended toward the southern barrier islands of the Venetian lagoon. Below, the ancient city of the Doges lay unfurled like a floating labyrinth of pink brick, white Istrian limestone, and winding emerald-green canals crossed by four hundred stone bridges.…
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