Venice was a world power for several hundred years, and it had many large accomplishments. This town was just a little part of eastern Italy and at the north end of the Adriatic Sea. It was built as part of the archipelago of 118 clustered islands; hence it had geographic characteristics different from other towns which appeal to over 5 million tourists who visit this town each year. Venice was the famous town everyone referred as the Queen of the Adriatic and is the most romantic place in the world. In addition, there are many other reasons that this town is so attractive such as the history, the interesting places and the special activities. All of these make Venice more glamorous and romantic to everyone who has the experience, when they “touch” the atmosphere of Venice.
The history of this town started from the 5th to the 15 th centuries, Venice was a great trading power in Asia. The canal network was the main route for transportation. It was called the Grand Canal or Canale Grande. This canal was very important to Venetians, because they could gain many profits from tourists not only trading but also tourism. From 1275-1292, Marco Polo, and Venetian merchants went to China to trade products along the spice routes. They brought some products from the East to Italy such as cotton, silk and spices that helped Venice became the major banking and trading center of Italy.
The wealth from trading made Venetian to be rich. According to Niccolo Machiavelli “I love my native city more than my own soul”
This town was the center of independence, because a small oligarchy controlled the political stability, and Venice’s leaders interested in not only politics but also culture and manner. Anyway, that caused this town to have on attitude about being powerful and rich. The guardians of each period were interested in art so much that affected the architecture of buildings constructed for more than 600 years from the Byzantine Era to the Renaissance Era and the Baroque era to the Neo-Classic era, and still exist today. Although, the art in every period had different style, but most architecture in Venice was the Gothic style and it was the birthplace of many famous artists as Giovanni Bellini, Canalette and Titian.
Between the 13rd to the 16th centuries, the rich merchants built many palaces lining the Grand Canal. The special were the paintings, the painters had a way to learn their skills that made some people surprised with their paintings. According to Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) “I am a gentleman, at home a sponger” He wrote his opinion in his book when he finished traveling in Venice. Until the 18th to the 19th centuries, Venice decided to become a part of Italy, but trading in this town had declined. Anyway, Venetians had found a new role as a resort for the visitors from all over Europe. Hence they could gain many benefits from trading and travelling that improved the quality of life to be better.
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