Benátky, jedno z nejkrásnějších měst na světě

Benátky: Základní informace

Population:  270.000
Area Total: 415 km2
Official Website:  www.comune.venezia.it

The traditional founding is identified with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo on the islet of Rialto on 25th March 421.

About Venice

Venice is the capital city of the Veneto region in Italy. The city is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. The city has no roads, just canals.  The Grand Canal thoroughfare is lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces. On the central square, Piazza San Marco stands St. Mark’s Basilica, which is tiled with Byzantine mosaics, and the Campanile bell tower. The Gothic pink and white marble Doge’s Palace sits on the east side of the piazza. This is the area of  Carnival, where before the Christian holiday of Lent, partygoers dress in elaborate masks and costumes. Rialto footbridge leads to a market.

The Amazing Surrounding

Venice has been known as “La Dominante”, “La Serenissima”, “Queen of the Adriatic”, “The City of Water”, “City of Masks”, “City of Bridges”, “The Floating City”, and “City of Canals”. The lagoon and a part of the city are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Parts of Venice are renowned for the beauty of their settings, their architecture, and artwork. Venice is known for several important artistic movements, especially during the Renaissance period has played an important role in the history of symphonic and operatic music. Venice is the birthplace of Antonio Vivaldi. Venice is a very popular tourist destination and often is ranked as the most beautiful city in the world.

Venetian Glass

Venetian glass is thought to have been made for over 1,500 years. Production has been concentrated on the Venetian island of Murano since the 13th century. Today Murano is known for its art glass. In history was Europe’s first major glassmaking center. During the 15th century, Murano glassmakers created cristallo, which was almost transparent and considered the finest glass in the world. Murano glassmakers also developed a white-coloured glass that looked like porcelain. They later became Europe’s finest makers of mirrors.

San Giorgio Maggiore

The San Giorgio Maggiore Island is located at a 5-minute Vaporetto ride from San Zaccaria and it offers the best view towards Venice. Palladio’s Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, built in Venice in the years 1566 – 1610, modelled on Greek temples, rises in lonely grandeur on an island on the opposite side of the canal to the square of St. Mark.

St. Mark’s Basilica

St Mark’s Basilica is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese. It is the most famous of the city’s churches and one of the best-known examples of Italo-Byzantine architecture. Find a trip Address: Piazza San Marco, 328, 30100 Venezia VE

Doge’s Palace

The palace was built in the Venetian Gothic style and is one of the main landmarks of Venice. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Venetian Republic. It was founded in 1340, and extended and modified in the following centuries. Address: Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venezia VE 

St. Mark’s Square

Piazza San Marco, often known in English as St Mark’s Square, is the principal public square, where it is generally known just as la Piazza. All other urban spaces in the city are called campsites. The Piazzetta is an extension of the Piazza towards the San Marco basin in its southeast corner.

Rialto Bridge

The Rialto Bridge is the oldest of the four bridges in the city. Connecting the sestieri of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in the 12th century and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city.

Address: Sestiere San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE

Grand Canal

The Grand Canal is the main thoroughfare and also its deepest channel. On November 21, a remarkable event takes place at the Santa Maria della Salute church, where a boat bridge is created across the canal, after which pilgrims go to the church to celebrate. If you are planning a romantic trip, you will not want to be transported on the canal, either by a local boat vaporetto or on a traditional gondola.

The S-shaped channel is formed by a river bed of the Brenta River, which flows under the shallow lagoon. Although the canal is more than 4 km long, only four bridges rise above it. Ponte Rialto Bridge is the oldest and most beautiful Venetian bridge that you can best see from the Vaporetto. Ponte dell’Accademia is located next to the gallery and Ponte degli Scalzi at Venice Central Station. The youngest bridge is Ponte della Costituzione. It has only been built since 2008 and is built of steel, marble and glass.