Interesting tours to Italy on the sights of Venice
Northern Italy is famous for its regions and regions: it is here that the ski resorts of Piedmont and Vale d'Aosta, the beaches of Liguria, called the Italian Riviera, of course, the Veneto region, the birthplace of Venice. It's no wonder that tours to Italy, especially to its northern part, are so popular.
Venice is located on 118 islands and from the mainland it is separated by several hundred meters. However, after passing them, the traveler gets to a completely different world, which does not much resemble the main part of Italy. At first glance, it becomes clear that the streets in the city are replaced with canals, and cars - with boats and boats. All foundations of buildings in Venice are built from Russian larch, one of the most durable natural materials.
The main square of the city is St. Mark's Square, where the most famous sights are the Saint Mark's Cathedral and the Doge's Palace. With the area of San Marco is associated with many romantic stories, so she as a magnet pulls to her newlyweds from around the world. By the way, it's the easiest way to get there by buying air tickets to Marco Polo airport, where only 30-40 minutes of transfer to the center of Venice travelers.
But the area does not end with San Marco, tourists can meet in Venice architectural monuments of antiquity for every turn. Firstly, along the Grand Canal, beautiful palaces are lined up, secondly, there are almost 400 bridges that connect the banks of 150 canals and canals, and thirdly, ancient religious buildings.
But back to St. Mark's Cathedral, which is located in the heart of Venice, in the same area. It was built in 832 near the Doge's Palace. Legend has it that the basis of the church was the relics of Mark the Evangelist, who were stolen by two Venetian merchants from the Muslim at that time Alexandria (Egypt). They were transported to Venice by the order of the Doge Giustiniano Partechipatsio. Where and laid the temple. After 145 years it burned down, so it was necessary to erect everything again.
The cathedral began to look modern in the 11th century after the reconstruction began, at the end of which the new church was consecrated. At the same time, St. Mark's relics reappeared in it, which for the time being were in a secret place so secret that almost no one knew about their correct location.
But in the first third of the 13th century the fire was again spared church, had to once again carry out the reconstruction. The domes, made up of wood plated with lead plates, were elevated, which required the knowledge of the Byzantines and builders of the Fatimid state. A small weight was especially important for structures not built on solid soil.
The prototype of the cathedral is the temple of the Holy Apostles, located in Constantinople. Periodically in each century the erection of parts of the complex was completed. At the beginning of the 17th century, an altar was erected, and construction began to be considered complete, although the masters had been working for a long time.
There is a legend that when St. Mark went to preach to Aquileia, arrange an overnight stay at the island. He fell asleep and an angel appeared to him in a dream, telling him his future destiny - a large city will be laid here, and in it he can find eternal rest.