By lett on Skatehive
Hello dear travel lovers. While wandering through Venice, a thought often crossed my mind. If you took almost any building here and dropped it to a neighboring city, it would immediately become a landmark. Yet here, it’s just another house. Yes, a bit eye-catching but that’s all. It’s not just the unique setting that makes Venice one of the world’s most beautiful cities, of course. The local architecture possesses a charm that impresses every tourist. After touring the world’s first ghetto neighborhoods, we turned our gaze toward the impressive structures of the center. Our first stop was the Venetian Arsenal. The hundreds of ships were produced here every year, once upon a time. A thousand years ago, this city was a massive shipbuilding hub. It traded, it fought and it grew wealthy at a rapid pace. As it happened, the Venetian's main challenge became their primary advantage. Since all movement, inside and outside the city was only possible by boat, the Venetians became the best in the