Venezia, La Serenissima, Queen of the Adriatic Sea, city of canals and palaces, was for a thousand years one of the most enduring mercantile sea powers on earth. Flamboyant and radiantly beautiful, Venice owes her grandeur to the sea, a bond celebrated yearly through regattas. Today it is a human tide that washes over her — millions come to capture a glimmer of her charms. In 810 , the Rialto...