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Why Venice house numbers won't help you navigate

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If you thought getting hopelessly lost in Venice was just a romantic accident, think again. The city maliciously numbers its houses based on when they were built in a specific district, rather than their actual geographic location. You could be standing at house number 4, and number 5 might be three canals away, mocking your pathetic reliance on Google Maps.

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