Miraculosissima civitas, wrote Petrarch
Who would have thought that the marshlands of the lagoons would give birth to La Serenissima, rival of Byzantium and uncontested sovereign of the shipping routes of the East, from Tunis in the Sea of Azov, to Sidon in Trabzon. Today, the mystery remains intact. Venice possesses the unique ability to amaze each time that you return to its canals, its churches and its bridges. Like the castle of Le Grand Meaulnes, Venice floats, surreal, as if out of a dream. The water plays with the light, the marble, the outlines of the Piazzas and the surfaces of the palaces. It’s a sublime spectacle that renews itself endlessly before your eyes. A city of art rising above the waves, a place of incomparable beauty, Venice invites you to experience the kingdom of dreams during your language studies.
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