Why is the city of Venice unique?

Venice's unique topography – and unique history – have resulted in some of the most magnificent art and architecture ever produced. Once a major maritime power and trading center, in Renaissance times Venice served as Italy's main link to Byzantium and other parts of the world.



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Venice is so popular among tourists from all over the world, for its romantic canals, the bridges, the gondolas crossing the Grand Canal and the Carnival celebrations. Venice is also called 'la Serenissima' (the Most Serene), the 'City of Water' or the 'City of Canals'.

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Some of those that make it stand out as a unique destination are: Rialto Bridge – the best place to view the Grand Canal. Basilica San Marco – the well-known and beautiful church that's associated with Venice. It is located in San Marco – one of Venice's six districts – and this district is associated with tourists.

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Venice's unique architecture On top of the wooden poles, they built wooden platforms, and then on top of that, they constructed their buildings — all of which means that Venice is basically built on wood and water. The idea of 4–5 story buildings sitting on pilings pounded into mud is pretty fascinating.

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The city is comprised of 117 small islands situated in a lagoon with easy access to both the Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas. The Venetians took full advantage of their city's strategic location to conduct both local and long-distance trade, and eventually became one of the world's most powerful maritime empires.

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Originally, it was thought that 5th century Venetians were forced to flee from the mainland because of conquerors and invaders. The idea was that building Venice on top of its lagoons provided protections that the original settlers sought after.

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Swimming in the Venice Canals is prohibited. The canals are primarily residential areas, and the water quality is not suitable for swimming.

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