After days of rain, the skies had cleared and the sun was out in all its glory the day we arrived in Venice. Famously known as “The Floating City”, Venice is built on 118 small islands, connected by hundreds of bridges over the winding canals that characterise this charming northeast Italian city.
Throughout its history in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period, Venice was a major maritime power thanks to its prime geographical position that allowed it to dominate the trade routes on the Mediterranean Sea and act as the key middleman between the Middle East and the Byzantine Empire. As the crossroads of cultures and Mediterranean influences that has served as a stage for countless meetings and exchanges over the centuries, it is
