Venice is a fairy tale city, rising from the sea on 119 small islands, separated by the 160 canals that dominate Venetian life. Five hundred years ago it was the world center of trade and commerce. Its jeweled Basilica, a blend of Byzantine splendor and Western imagination, was built in 829 to honor St. Mark, the city"s patron saint. Close by is the pink marble Palace of the Doges, the Sansovino Library, the towering Campanile, the landmark Torre dell"Orologio (Clock Tower), which all surround the famous square- the Piazza San Marco- that has been proclaimed the most beautiful room in Europe.It has been half a millennium since Venice ruled the waves. Since then its magnificent churches and palaces, gondolas and canals, public buildings and private villas, art museums and piazzas have steadily declined into a gorgeous decay. What Venice rules now is the heart! From Byron to Browning, from Thomas Mann to Earnest Hemingway, writers, poets, artists and more then a quarter of a million visitors a year are drawn to the city by the sea.Travel with us and view a thousand years of the glorious history and heartbreaking beauty with Venice: Queen of the Adriatic.DVD BONUS FEATURES:Venice Museum Guide Digitally Re-Mastered Audio & VideoInstant Access to ChaptersDVD Recommendations