WHY NOT EXPLORE THE ADRIATIC SEA STARTING OR FINISHING A YACHT CHARTER IN VENICE ?
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WITH ITS ELEGANT RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE, ENCHANTING CANALS, ICONIC GONDOLAS, ARTISTIC HERITAGE AND FASCINATING HISTORY, VENICE IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIVUL CITIES IN THE WORLD.
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LA SERENISSIMA REPUBBLICA DI VENEZIA
VENICE MARITIME REPUBLIC
In medieval and renaissance times, “La Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia” (the Most Serene Republic of Venice) was a hub for trade and a maritime power that exercised its dominance over the seas.
Built on a group of 118 small islands in a shallow lagoon, ‘La Serenissima’ had annexed a large part of Northeastern Italy, the regions of Istria, Dalmatia, the present territory of Montenegro, Albania, the Peloponnese, as well as numerous islands in the Adriatic and Ionian seas including Corfu, Crete and Cyprus.
From Venice to Ravenna
Exploring the Adriatic Coast of Italy
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RAVENNA
THE TRIPLE CAPITAL
If you are an art lover, you may be tempted to cruise to Ravenna, the triple capital:
▪ The Western Roman empire’s (402 – 476)
▪ King Theodoric the Great’s Ostrogothic Kingdom (493 – 540)
▪ Eastern Roman Byzantine empire’s (584 – 751) after Emperor Justinian reconquered Ravenna.
Ravenna boasts eight UNESCO World Heritage monuments and is known for its magnificent Byzantine mosaics.
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THE STUNNING BYZANTINE MOSAICS OF RAVENNA
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From Ravenna your charter itinerary may take you Southwards to discover PUGLIA and its magnificent baroque monuments or East to explore the wonderful coastlines of CROATIA and its numerous islands.