The city in elementary school textbooks | Venice on water

Venice first came to mind when Mark Twain wrote the article "The Boat of Venice" in a primary school textbook. The description of the appearance of the Venetian boat, the superb skills of the boatman driving the boat and the important role of the boat showed us the unique scenery of Venice, a famous water city, and also carved an indelible memory in my childhood.

Venice, known to the world as "one of the most romantic cities in Europe", is a place filled with medieval romance. It's really romantic to walk on the small island of Venice, with the sun shining on this small city under the water. Here mainly by boat ➕ walking, feel life on the island time passed slowly.

Basilica di San Marco

St. Mark's Basilica is a famous church located in St. Mark's Square in the center of Venice, Italy, and is one of the landmarks of Venice. Built in 829 AD and rebuilt between 1043 and 1071, it was the largest church in medieval Europe. The church, which took more than 600 years to complete, is one of the landmarks of Venice. It was the largest church in medieval Europe and a treasure trove of works of art.

The church is one of the most prestigious cathedrals in Christendom and a symbol of Venice's glory, wealth and history. Its architecture follows the Byzantine style and is generally in the shape of a Greek cross, covered by five hemispherical domes. The interior of the church is rich in decoration, especially the gold altar and Mosaic decorative paintings, among which the most famous is its gold decorated Mosaic facade, under the sun, the whole church is very brilliant, so it is also known as the "golden Cathedral".


Piazza San Marco

Napoleon once called it "the most beautiful living room in Europe." St. Mark's bell Tower is also in the square, and standing in the square, listening to the bells, the sun shining on your body, and the sound of the wings of the pigeons in your ears, feels great.

Ponte dei sospiri, Bridge of Sighs

The Baroque stone bridge is one of the most famous Bridges in Venice. The two ends of the bridge connect the courthouse to the prison, where the condemned pass through before their execution and sigh at the end of their life, hence the name. But it is actually more famous for its romantic story, legend says that couples who kiss under the Bridge of Sighs will stay together forever.

Burano Island

The houses on the island are painted in many colors, hence the name of the island. These colorful small houses joined together to form a colorful alley, and the same color of the river boat to match just, as if into the fairy tale world. There is a beautiful legend that the colorful houses here are because the men on the island went fishing, afraid they could not find their way home, so they painted the houses colorful and now entering here is like entering the fairy tale world.

Gondola

Gondolas are dotted all over Venice's main island, with green signs that say "Gondola" and boatmen in striped shirts chatting next to them. You can also book online or by phone. The most recommended time to experience the gondola is late spring and early fall, and it is really comfortable at temperatures close to 20 ° C.


Glass island

Watching their process of making glass, I felt that the glass ornaments used in Venice were all produced locally.

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