A tour boat passes along a canal in the Speicherstadt district of Hamburg, Germany.Credit: Arnt Haug
Rosary Quay, in medieval Bruges.Credit: Gonzalo Azumendi
Swans on a picturesque canal in Bruges.
The Beguinage Monastery, Bruges.Credit: Uygar Ozel
A row of disinctive, traditional canalhouses, Amsterdam.Credit:
Zuiderkerk (Southern Church) from Groenburgwal, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
A gondolier surveys the Venice cityscape.
Gondoliers in a canal, Venice, Italy.Credit: Guillem Lopez
Church of St Mary of Health, Venice.
Venice Carnival which ends with the Christian celebration of Lent, 40 days before Easter.Credit: Bridget Davey
View of the former prison surrounded by canals in Annecy, France.Credit:
Canals were a vital piece of infrastructure before becoming tourist attractions.Credit:
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