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They were refugees who settled on the marshy lagoon islands in the 5th and 6th centuries. The difficult conditions found there required a community based on cooperation and creative solutions for life in the sea. Thus, an oligarchy with an elected head developed. Venice had its greatest importance at the beginning of the 15th century. With the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by the Ottoman Sultan, a powerful competitor in the Mediterranean grew stronger. The discovery of America in 1492 and of the sea route to India a little later cut Venice off from world trade. Political and economic decline are thus sealed. What remains is a dream of art, culture and lavish splendour.
Venice is a unique island city. Spread on 118 islands, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. But due to the unlimited mass tourism, the world heritage status is endangered. Especially the big cruise ships cause many problems with driving into the lagoon. They damage the structure of the islands, leave their exhausts and flood the city with tourists who don't spend much money in the city.
1. SAN MARCO: between Piazza San Marco, Ponte di Rialto and Ponte dell' Accademia
Piazza San Marco at night
view at the Ponte di Rialto and the Canal Grande just before sunset and...
... right after sunset
Piazza San Marco
Piazza San Marco
Piazza San Marco in front of the Palazzo Ducale
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Giglio
early evening at the Campo San Anzolo
Campo San Anzolo
Campo San Stefano
2. CASTELLO: between San Zaccharia, Sant'Elena in the east and the Campo di S.S.Giovanni e Paolo
landing place San Zaccharia
Riva degli Schiavoni at sunset
Riva Ca' di Dio, glowing clouds right after sunset
Riva Ca' di Dio
Riva dei Sette Martiri
View from the Calle Colone through the passage Sotoportego de le Colone at the Riva dei Sette Martiri.
Via Garibaldi. In Christmas time there are some small stands with Christmas cribs in front of the Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola.
Arsenale, Ingresso di Terra
Campo Bandiera e Moro
View from the Ponte di San Antonin in front of the Chiesa di San Antonin at the channel Rio de la Pleta.
San Zaccharia
View at a small square in front of the Palazzo Querini Stampalia.
Ponte San Lorenzo
San Francesco della Vigna
Scuola Grande di San Marco and Basilica Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Campo Santa Maria Formosa
3. SAN POLO: from the Rialto Bridge to San Rocco
Campo San Giacomo di Rialto
Campo Erberia at the Canal Grande
Fondamenta dell’ Olio at the Canal Grande
Campo dei Frari and Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
Campo San Toma
4. SANTA CROCE: from San Stae to Piazzale Roma
Ponte degli Scalzi, bridge across the Canal Grande close to the railway station Santa Lucia
Campo San Simeon Grande
Riva di Biasio at the Canal Grande with a view at the church San Geremia
San Stae and Venetian palazzi in the light of the afternoon sun
Campo S.Giacomo Da L'Oro
Corte del Tagiapiera
Ponte Marcello
Campiello del Magazen
Campo dei Tolentini
5. CANNAREGIO: north of the Canal Grande
Campo di Ghetto Nuovo, center of Jewish culture
Ponte Alvise
Fondamenta de la Misericordia
Campo de l'Abazia
Campiello Gesuiti
Ponte del Piovan o del Volto
6. DORSODURO: from Campo Santa Margherita to Punta della Dogana
Campo Santa Margherita
Ponte dei Pugni
Campo San Barnaba
Ponte dell'Accademia across the Canal Grande
Santa Maria Della Salute
Punta della Dogana
7. LA GIUDECCA (DORSODURO)
Cantiere Nautico Crea
Fondamenta Sant'Eufemia next to the Chiesa Parrocchiale S.Eufemia
Fondamenta Croce
8. MURANO: island of the glassblowers
Basilica Santi Maria e San Donato
9. BURANO: "Colour is Life, Colour is Energy!" (Emil Nolde)
Campo Vigner
Corte dei Vigneri
Piazza Baldassare Galuppi
Rio Terra del Pizzo
Riva dei Santi
Calle Genova
Fondamenta Pontinello
10. TORCELLO: Island in the north of the lagoon
Fondamenta dei Borgognoni
