Venice / itven020 Photos by Preben S. Kristensen 09/05/2003 Tel: +39055 8498146 - www.thetravelstory.com infinitypress@tin.it

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The Bridge of Sighs in the fog. The Bridge of Sighs was built in 1602 and owes its name to the sighs of prisoners who were led from the Doge's Palace to the prison on the other side of the canal, where Casanova was once a prisoner.