Italy's plan to save Venice from sinking - BBC
Venice is at risk of succumbing to its sinking foundations and rising sea levels. To avert disaster, the city is making changes.
Venice - The Local
Latest news and important information from Venice. Looking to visit Venice? Check out our Visit Italy page where you can find a guide with great information about travelling to Venice. You …
Venice's canals run dry amid low tides and lack of rainfall - NBC News
Feb 24, 2023 · Venice’s famous gondoliers have had to limit their movements in recent weeks after water levels in some of the Italian city’s smaller canals dropped because of unusually low …
Venice - BBC News
May 5, 2024 · Venice - BBC News. 24 Oct 2024. Venice to double number of days tourists must pay entry fee. The fee, which only applies to daytrippers, will be in force on weekends and …
Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded
VENICE, Italy (AP) — The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as officials calculated …
Venice Is Saved! Woe Is Venice. - The New York Times
Apr 1, 2023 · Water paralyzed Venice, destroying buildings and the already fragile sense of the city as a secure place. Italy was confronted with a terrible question: Could Venice be saved? …
Venice residents protest as city begins tourist entry charge
Apr 25, 2024 · Venice became the world's first city to introduce a payment system for tourists on Thursday in an effort to thin the crowds that throng its canals, but the fee drew protests from …
Bus crash across lagoon from Venice’s historic center ... - NBC News
Oct 3, 2023 · A bus crashed near the Italian city of Venice after falling from an elevated street, killing at least 20 people and injuring others Tuesday, authorities said.
Venice launches world first tourist entrance fee in bid to fight ...
Apr 25, 2024 · VENICE, Italy — Ancient and beautiful, this city is sometimes referred to as an open air museum — and now visitors to Venice will have to pay an entry fee after the tourist …
Venice to ban large tourist groups and loudspeakers - BBC News
Dec 31, 2023 · Venice is to ban loudspeakers and tourist groups of more than 25 people, in a bid to ease the impact of mass tourism on the Italian city. The new rules will come into effect from …