Alba a Venezia

by F.Kruschewsky_1964

La città di Venezia è stata per più di un millennio capitale della Repubblica Veneta ed è conosciuta a questo riguardo come la Serenissima, la Dominante e la Regina dell'Adriatico. Per le peculiarità urbanistiche e per il suo patrimonio artistico, Venezia è universalmente considerata una tra le più belle città del mondo ed è stata dichiarata, assieme alla sua laguna, patrimonio dell'umanità dall'UNESCO questo fattore ha contribuito a farne la terza città italiana (dopo Roma e Milano) con il più alto flusso turistico, in gran parte proveniente dall'estero.

(it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezia)

Venice (/ˈvɛnɪs/, VEN-iss; Italian: Venezia [veˈnɛttsja] (About this soundlisten); Venetian: Venesia, Venexia [veˈnɛsja]) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region.

It is situated across a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges.The islands are located in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay that lies between the mouths of the Po and the Piave rivers (more exactly between the Brenta and the Sile). Parts of Venice are renowned for the beauty of their settings, their architecture, and artwork. The lagoon and a part of the city are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The 697–1797 Republic of Venice was a major financial and maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and a staging area for the Crusades and the Battle of Lepanto, as well as a very important center of commerce (especially silk, grain, and spice) and art in the 13th century up to the end of the 17th century. The city-state of Venice is considered to have been the first real international financial center, emerging in the 9th century and reaching its greatest prominence in the 14th century. This made Venice a wealthy city throughout most of its history.

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice)

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