Venice is a city, at one mention of which everyone has a whole string of images. Gondolas, doji, channels, romantic passions, daggers, poisons ... and much more. We will not assure you that once you get to Venice, you will see it all. In any case, without poisons and daggers, you will certainly manage. But the fact that you will plunge into a special, unlike atmosphere - that's for sure.

From the mainland, Venice, located on the islands, is separated by several hundred meters, but it is impossible to believe in this - in this fairy-tale city you find yourself in a different world. In principle, in addition to Venice, there are cities, riddled with channels, facing the water so much that without it it is impossible to imagine them - Amsterdam, for example, and our St. Petersburg. But that the channels almost completely replaced the streets, and instead of cars they were driven by gondolas and a taxi-taxi - this, of course, is possible only in Venice.

The heart of Venice is certainly the San Marco Square, replicated in a variety of booklets, postcards and paintings by artists of all kinds Men and directions .And, nevertheless, being here, everyone will feel the sinking of the heart, so familiar and so new is perceived everything that surrounds you . The area of ​​San Marco is truly a romantic place, because here, according to the old tradition, the newlyweds come from all over of light . For many years, happy couples fed pigeons in the square, but in the end the birds turned into a disaster for the city, so the problem had to be solved radically .

Palace Doge is a rare, vivid and original example of Gothic secular architecture, which we well know in its church, temple version, but practically do not know the civil buildings made in this style.

St. Mark's Cathedral is also the place in Venice, which to attract all those who are in this city, it is here that beats the pulse of the spiritual life "city on the water." What strikes the cathedral at first sight is its dissimilarity to all other temples of Italy, and to all European temple architecture. It is much more similar to Byzantine basilicas, and even pre-Mongolian Russian temples.

In general, Venice itself is a museum, with St. Mark's Square it is just beginning, because the sights here come across at every step: beautiful palazzos along the Grand Canal, ancient churches and many different bridges. Every house in this wonderful city built on the water can be called an architectural monument.

But here is the basilica of the Virgin of the Slovene in the square Campo del Frari in the quarter of Sao Paulo is definitely worth a visit. It attracts tourists not only with exquisite architectural forms, but also because it contains a lot of works of art, a special position among them is occupied by Titian's two masterpieces - the Ascension of the Virgin and the Mother of God of Pesaro.

You can also recommend seeing the St. Basilica, George on the island of St. George (Cypress Island), the Basilica of St. John and Paul, the Basilica of the Theotokos Healing. The Rialto Bridge is another place you can not pass by while in Venice. However, the other three bridges across the Grand Canal: the Academy Bridge, Scalzi Bridge, and the Constitution Bridge are also very picturesque.