The mini Venices around Europe
If there’s one thing we know about Venice, it’s that it’s unique. What other city is built on water, or packed with its signature flamboyant architecture?
It turns out, quite a few.
The Republic of Venice or the Most Serene Republic of Venice, to give it its full name existed for 1,100 years, from 697 CE to 1797 CE, when Napoleon conquered the city.
It’s an astonishing length of time for a period when upheavals, coups and conquerings were regular events.
And as it gained in power, it built a pseudo empire along the Adriatic not so much on the Italian side, but on the eastern coast, in countries such as modern day Slovenia, Croatia, Albania and Greece. Its tentacles even stretched as far as Crete and Cyprus.
Slavonskog čovjeka bećarac prati od siječnja do prosinca, kroz sve od rođenja do smrti vecernji.hr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vecernji.hr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The mini Venices around Europe
If there’s one thing we know about Venice, it’s that it’s unique. What other city is built on water, or packed with its signature flamboyant architecture?
It turns out, quite a few.
The Republic of Venice or the Most Serene Republic of Venice, to give it its full name existed for 1,100 years, from 697 CE to 1797 CE, when Napoleon conquered the city.
It’s an astonishing length of time for a period when upheavals, coups and conquerings were regular events.
And as it gained in power, it built a pseudo empire along the Adriatic not so much on the Italian side, but on the eastern coast, in countries such as modern day Slovenia, Croatia, Albania and Greece. Its tentacles even stretched as far as Crete and Cyprus.
Svetvinčenat - grad u kojem se svi igraju, a turiste vodi vampir vecernji.hr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vecernji.hr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.