Travel to Venice

  Venice ... We immediately think of his famous flight gondolas on the Grand Canal. What would Venice with its lagoon? For hundreds of years it has been both a protective barrier and commercial asset for this city of Italy. The shape of inverted "S" would it a warning to visitors as they arrive in a place Stunning, sensual and Peerless?

  Venice is made up of many islands connected by over 400 bridges, creating a labyrinth where only the Venetians are not lost. Along the canals, the facades of palaces recall the prestige and wealth experienced by the city in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

Explaining the peculiar veiled atmosphere that floats in Venice? We guess in part through the Venetian painting, but you really come to Venice for lunch. This is one of those things that can not be explained and that we must live to understand. La Serenissima is an enchanting city that, like a siren, will seduce you!

History of Venice
It is unclear when the city of Venice was created. The barbarian invasions in the fifth century pushed the inhabitants of Veneto to take refuge in these lagoons. The waves of immigration continued when the Lombards settled in the area a century later.



Initially under the authority of the Byzantine kingdom, residents in electing freed in 726 1 Doge of Venice (Agnello Partecipazio). In 828, the legend says that two Venetian merchants brought back the body of St. Mark in Alexandria. The famous Basilica of the same name was built to accommodate the precious remains. St. Mark then became the patron saint of the city adopted its emblem, the lion.

Taking advantage of his former relations with Byzantium and its proximity to the sea, Venice grew significantly until the late fifteenth century. It became the hub between the East and the West. Venetian merchants were supplying Europe with spices and silks. The Crusades also contributed to the economic growth of the city. The Doge negotiated and obtained in exchange for his help in the 4th Crusade the city of Constantinople.

The fall of Constantinople in 1453 marked the beginning of the decline of Venetian power. The Turks, armed with this victory, attacked and took in Venice and Cyprus after 25 years of struggle, Crete. In addition, a new sea route to India and the discovery of America convulsed the maritime map of trade at the expense of Venice.

Despite its military defeat, the Serenissima preserved sixteenth and seventeenth major artistic place in Europe. She gave the world great painters Titian, Tiepolo, Canaletto, Tintoretto and Veronese.

The eighteenth death knell for Venice. In 1797, Bonaparte attack the Republic, who bows to the general. He then gave the Austrians with the Treaty of Campo Formio. Venice will be freed from Austrian rule until 1866, when it is attached to the kingdom of Italy.

This is the eighteenth century that we could place the beginnings of tourism (but we are still far from mass tourism). The town, including its carnival attracts visitors from all over Europe.

Venice today is faced with major problems: its depression, rising sea levels and pollution that damages the foundation and Venetian buildings.

Source: http://www.linternaute.com/voyage/italie/venise/