About Venice

• Venice was founded on 25 March 1421 . After the 4th crusade

directed to Constantinople, Venice became the strongest republic in
the eastern Mediterranean sea and it succeeded by having a supreme
domain in maritime commercial trades. In November 1966, Venice
was victim of a great flooding, but it recovered completely and came
stronger to be the wonderful city we admire today.
• Venice is a magic city, which stretches across numerous small
islands. It is often refered to as the city of "gondole" as the
city is surrounded by canals.
• GONDOLAS are the most famous and romantic meansfor
experiencing the city.
A gondola is the symbol of Venice that has made it
recognisable all over the world.
 MURANO, THE GLASS
MANUFACTURER
• Glass manufacturing is a distant tradition in Venice. Since the year
1000, there have been traces of the manufacturing of glass. The majority
of the population in Murano were glassmakers, and they were forbidden
to leave the Republic in fear that they would open there their own
business or sell to other manufacturers in Europe the secret of their
manufacturing style.
BURANO, the tradition of
needle–lace
• Burano is an island of the Venetian lagoon
and it's famous for the production of
handmade needle–laces.Lace
manufacturing is essentially based on the
creation of geometrical drawings like
flowers and animals.
With the pass of time, women from Burano
became very experienced in making the
lace, scooping the cutthroat competition of
France.
 TORCELLO
• Torcello is a very romantic and fascinating island in the lagoon.
Unlike Burano and Murano, Torcello is unhabitated.Santa Maria
Assunta is in Piazza Torcello. Inside the cathedral, a big mosaic
representing the Universal Judgement embellishes the interior
walls.
The Estrario Museum contains significant archaeological finds from
the Roman, Byzanthine and medieval periods; near there is the so-
called Sedia di Attila, a throne that once was the Administrator
justice seat.
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