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| 2487 Venice: A bridge Over A Small Canal; Rialto Bridge; Bridge of Sighs; St Mark's Square; St Mark's Basilica |
Spread over 118 small islands, separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline, between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers, Venice was a major maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and a staging area for the Crusades and the Battle of Lepanto, as well as a very important center of commerce (especially silk, grain, and spice) and art in the 13th century up to the end of the 17th century. This made Venice a wealthy city throughout most of its history.
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