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It is early morning[br]in Venice.

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Before the light of the sun fills[br]the famous Piazza San Marco,

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the traders of Venice are [br]getting ready for the crowds of tourists.

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In a few hours, thousands [br]of people will come to this square.

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But for now, the people of Venice[br]have the city to themselves.

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Market traders[br]welcome the first visitors.

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'Signori, buon giorno.'[br]'Prego.'

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Early morning is the best time [br]for shopping in the outdoor markets.

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We have many, [br]many kinds of fish.

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This is the part of Venice that [br]most visitors never see.

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This is the Venice that [br]some people call home.

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Resident Fabrizio Copano says that [br]he lives in the most beautiful city in the world.

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It's a city that's clean and easy [br]to live in, with a high quality of life.

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But for some people, [br]Venice has disadvantages, too.

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My son, he doesn't love,[br]uh, live in Venice. I am very sorry.

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The population of Venice [br]is getting increasingly older.

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Why? Fabrizio says[br]living in Venice is not cheap.

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Property is particularly [br]expensive,

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and housing prices [br]have increased a lot in recent years.

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It's especially difficult for young people[br]looking for their own place to live.

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Many of them must move away, [br]leaving Venice to the tourists.

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It seems like the whole world[br]has come here to the Piazza San Marco.

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The tourists come [br]to experience a city

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that feels like it's still [br]in the fifteenth century.

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And some local people[br]say that's the problem.

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Venice did change a lot when... [br]since I was born.

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Giovanni dal Missier [br]is one of the younger people

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trying to stay [br]in his home town.

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During the day, [br]the huge crowds of visitors

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can make just coming home[br]from work very difficult.

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I get bored with the people,[br]with the tourists.

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Because there are [br]too much, too many.

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Jobs are another [br]problem.

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Do you want to be a... a gondolier[br]or work with tourists?

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If not, it can be difficult[br]to earn a living here.

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But some say that [br]the young people leaving Venice

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will soon find that other cities[br]are not so different.

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Florence[br]is very expensive,

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Rome is very expensive, [br]London, Paris, Vienna.

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It has been said that anyone [br]who comes to Venice will fall in love...

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even if it's only [br]with Venice itself.

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Giovanni dal Missier [br]knows the feeling.

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He says that despite [br]all the challenges here,

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it's hard to think of [br]living anywhere else.

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I know that [br]it's a very special gift that, for me,

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for me, it's a gift[br]to live in a city as Venice.

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Only a few people[br]get to enjoy living in Venice.

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These days even fewer people are [br]ready to face the challenges of living here.

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But, for those who stay,[br]it can be a wonderful experience.

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Every day they can experience the joy [br]of falling in love with Venice all over again.