Tourists looking to gaze upon a place of unique form and beauty need look no further than the stunning city of Venice in the region of Veneto. It has been awarded the prestigious prize of being a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
Stay in a beautiful vacation rental in Venice where you can hire a boat to take you around the stunning sights of this floating city!
And what is it about the city that is so unusual? It is built across 118 small islands within the marshy Venetian lagoon along the north eastern coastline of Italy.
This city was founded in the centre of where the River Po and the River Piave meet the sea. It’s not only Venice’s unusual location that has earned itself a wealth of tourists every year, it is a haven of great architecture, culture and well preserved history!
Stay in a beautiful vacation rental in Venice where you can hire a boat to take you around the stunning sights of this floating city!
And what is it about the city that is so unusual? It is built across 118 small islands within the marshy Venetian lagoon along the north eastern coastline of Italy.
This city was founded in the centre of where the River Po and the River Piave meet the sea. It’s not only Venice’s unusual location that has earned itself a wealth of tourists every year, it is a haven of great architecture, culture and well preserved history!
It has acquired many nicknames over the years, such as 'Queen of the Adriatic', 'The Floating City' and the 'City of Masks'. The last name originated from the overwhelming popularity of Venice’s famous annual carnival in which many hundreds of thousands of people dress up in colourful costumes and masks.
Venice grew greatly in size, power and wealth through the centuries due to coastal location, convenient trade routes and influence during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. This city flourished in the arts, as can be admired by touring around the palaces, museums and other places of interest in the city.
Venice grew greatly in size, power and wealth through the centuries due to coastal location, convenient trade routes and influence during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. This city flourished in the arts, as can be admired by touring around the palaces, museums and other places of interest in the city.
Much of Venice can be explored by crossing bridges between closely located islands or by boating in the traditional Venetian gondola.
Most of the city is built up on strong wording foundations made from water resistance and treatments.
Building sinkage and flooding have been major problems across the centuries, but strong measures have been taken to rectify this.
Venice city receives over 50,000 tourists a day and is one of the most popular tourist spots in all of Italy. It is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful too!
Most of the city is built up on strong wording foundations made from water resistance and treatments.
Building sinkage and flooding have been major problems across the centuries, but strong measures have been taken to rectify this.
Venice city receives over 50,000 tourists a day and is one of the most popular tourist spots in all of Italy. It is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful too!
Photo credits
picture 1: gnuckx / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 2: Frank Kovalchek / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 3: Moroder / CC BY-SA 3.0
picture 1: gnuckx / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 2: Frank Kovalchek / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 3: Moroder / CC BY-SA 3.0