Venice | The Floating Empire (Blessing & Curse of the Lagoon)

Описание: Venice is not just gondolas and romance. Venice was once a maritime empire a seafaring civilization that shaped Europe through trade, shipbuilding, and global connections stretching from the Mediterranean to Silk Road networks.

In this episode of World Travel, we go beyond the postcard to see the whole picture:
the Venetian Lagoon that protected Venice and made it wealthy, the power of St Mark’s Square, the commercial heart of Rialto, and the industrial genius of the Venetian Arsenal the machine that helped build an empire.

But we also face the modern reality. The lagoon that once made Venice great now threatens it through flooding and rising waters. Tourism keeps Venice alive, but it also pushes local life out of the historic center. Venice becomes a lesson of civilization: every mighty empire rises… and every empire must adapt.

We travel to learn, to respect, and to support the people not the politics.

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Chapters

0:00 Venice should not exist… but it does
0:50 The Lagoon: blessing and curse
3:40 St Mark’s Square + Basilica (Venice the crossroads)
7:20 Grand Canal + Rialto (where Venice made its money)
11:20 The Venetian Arsenal (the machine behind the empire)
15:40 Flooding, tides, brackish water, and modern struggle
20:10 Venezia FC: the fashion club with lagoon soul
23:10 Carnival masks: Venice and the art of mystery
24:10 Outro: Venice beyond the postcard

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