This book is dedicated to a completely unique city, glorified in the works of many generations of poets, writers, artists, architects, and musicians. But Venice is famous not only for its beauty and attractiveness for tourists. First of all, this is a city with an extraordinary destiny. Having declared itself under the Romans, in the Middle Ages it turned into an independent state entity - a Republic, a strong maritime and trading power. The reader will learn about this and much more from the book, written with love for the beautiful city and concern for its future.