02

Aug

UNESCO recommends adding Venice to list of world heritage sites in danger

 (Reuters) - UNESCO experts have recommended that Venice and its lagoon be added to its list of World Heritage in Danger as Italy is not doing enough to protect the…

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29

May

Venice canal patch mysteriously turns fluorescent green near Rialto Bridge

 (Reuters) - The waters in Venice's main canal turned fluorescent green on Sunday in the area near the Rialto bridge and authorities are seeking to trace the cause, Italy's fire…

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16

Feb

Venice faces mystery fish die-off

Venice is facing a mysterious die-off of fish in its canals. For days now Venetians have been seeing countless fish on their canal beds and are unable to explain the…

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11

Sep

Documentary on activist photographer wins rare top film prize at Venice

VENICE, Sept 10 (Reuters) - "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed", a documentary about U.S. photographer Nan Goldin and her fight against the wealthy Sackler family, won the top Golden Lion award…

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14

Aug

Venice population falls below 50,000 for first time

The population of Venice's historic centre has fallen below 50,000 for the first time, the city council said Thursday. As of yesterday, August 10, the number of residents in the…

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02

Jul

Venice to charge tourists €10 to enter the city; Crackdown on ‘out-of-control’ holiday rentals

Venice is to become the first city in the world to introduce a booking system whereby tourists will have to pay up to 10 euros each to enter. The controversial…

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24

Apr

EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Venice, Italy

A handout photo shows French-Swiss artist Saype from the Beyond Walls project on 15 April 2022 on a floating barge in Venice, Italy. Extending over an area of 8 by…

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20

Apr

Tourists to Venice will have to book their visits starting this summer

Venice tourists will have to book their visits to the historic centre of the lagoon city starting this summer, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said after a packed Easter weekend.Reservations will be…

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23

Jul

Venice dodges demotion on world heritage list after large cruise ships banned

Venice avoided being named a world heritage site in danger by UNESCO on Thursday, just weeks after Italy moved to ban large cruise ships from sailing into the city centre.…

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13

Jul

Exclusive – Italy bans cruise liners from Venice, after years of hesitation

ROME (Reuters) - Italy on Tuesday banned cruise liners from Venice lagoon to defend its ecosystem and heritage, moving to end years of hesitation and putting the demands of residents…

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06

Apr

Cruise stops in Venice centre banned indefinitely

Cruise ships have been stopped from berthing in the centre of the city after a new decree enacted by the Italian Government. Instead, new plans for a berth outside the…

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26

Mar

Venice commemorates the 1,600th anniversary of its founding

Seagulls sit in front of the Rialto Bridge on the day Venice commemorates the 1,600th anniversary of its founding, in Venice, Italy. According to legend, Venice was founded with the…

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08

Dec

Venice under water as downpours and wind take city by surprise

Venice was under water on Tuesday as heavy rain and strong winds pushed into the lagoon city, catching the authorities off guard before they could activate the huge flood barriers…

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04

Oct

Mose flood barrier finally holds the waters back for fragile Venice

A long-delayed flood barrier successfully protected Venice from a high tide for the first time on Saturday, bringing relief and smiles to the lagoon city following years of repeated inundations.…

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06

Sep

From the frontline to the Venice Festival red-carpet and honoured – The Story of Alessia Bonari

Alessia Bonari's image with the face marked by the mask during grueling shifts in the Covid department in the Lombardia hospital, had made the rounds on the web, making her…

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12

Mar

Venice to shut down garbage collection centres due to coronavirus

  A sanitation employee disinfects the historical Marciana area of Venice, Italy, 12 March 2020. Venice's waste management provider Veritas is set to close down all waste collection centers from…

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25

Feb

Show goes on … in Venice

A Pomeranian dog wears a costume in Venice, Italy, 24 February 2020. The number of visitors to the city has dropped significantly after the carnival in Venice was cancelled over…

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23

Feb

Venice carnival suspended after Coronavirus cases escalation in Italy

Italian authorities announced on Sunday that events related to the famous Venice carnival would be stopped as the country became the first one in Europe to have a national die…

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23

Jan

Glass plates to shield St Mark’s in Venice from acqua alta

Glass plates have been proposed to protect the facade of St Mark's Basilica in Venice from 'acqua alta' (high water) flood tides. The basilica was damaged in a 187-cm acqua…

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13

Jan

Venice canals in Italy almost run dry

Just weeks after serious flooding caused widespread damage, the famous canals of Venice have been left almost completely dry due to exceptionally low tides. Two months ago the high tide…

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24

Dec

Photo Story – Wet Christmas in Venice

A man disguised as Santa Claus poses in San Marco square flooded by high water, Venice, Italy, 23 December 2019. The high tide reached 144 cm. EPA-EFE/Andrea Merola

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24

Dec

‘Acqua Alta’ hits again Venice

Venice was hit by 'acqua alta' or high water flooding of 144cm on Monday. Some 60% of the ground in the lagoon city was under water. A potentially critical acqua…

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20

Dec

Tourist bookings to Venice down 40 %

Hotel bookings in Venice are down by 40 per cent as images of the city under water during last month’s record flooding dissuade tourists around the world from visiting. Tens of…

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14

Dec

Venice flooding damage valued at three million Euros

Exceptional high water levels in November caused over three million euros in damage to Venice's famous St Mark's Basilica. Another 841,000 euros of damage was caused by strong winds on…

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01

Dec

Venice floats autonomy vote as answer to city’s problems

This Sunday Venetians will vote in a consultative referendum on whether to give the lagoon city autonomy over its government — cutting Venice’s administrative ties to the Italian mainland. After…

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17

Nov

Venice still on high alert as St Mark’s Square re-opens

St Mark's Square began welcoming back tourists on Saturday, a day after exceptionally high tidal waters forced its closure. The city remains on high alert with fears that winds will…

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16

Nov

The week’s news in a cartoon

First published on POLITICO.eu, Belgium, November 16, 2019 | By Rytis Daukantas Via POLITICO

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16

Nov

New tide gives no respite to Venice residents

Flooded Venice has been hit by a new high tide of 154cm (5ft), giving residents no respite from a crisis costing Italy millions of euros. World-famous St Mark's Square, a…

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15

Nov

St Mark’s Square closed as fresh floods hit Venice

Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro announced  on Friday that he has decided to close St Mark's Square due to fresh flooding in the city. The city has been brought to its…

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15

Nov

State of emergency declared in Venice

The cabinet on Thursday approved the declaration of a state of emergency for flood-devastated Venice and other parts of Veneto, earmarking 20 million euros for the first intervention in the…

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14

Nov

Italy battered by bad weather

A wave of bad weather has brought many parts of Italy to a standstill. A tornado in Porto Cesareo, in Salento, severely damaged the local port and completely destroyed a…

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13

Nov

Venice swamped by ‘Aqua Alta’

Venice called a state of emergency after the second-highest tide recorded on Tuesday flooded its historic basilica and left many of its squares and alleyways inundated with water. Levels of…

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27

Sep

Venice to clamp down on low-quality shops

The Venice city council on Thursday approved a resolution to stop low-quality clothes or souvenir shops opening in St Mark's Square and around the Rialto bridge. The resolution, which will…

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18

Sep

Three killed in boat crash in Venice

A motorboat crash on a Venice dam on Tuesday night has killed three people and left one person injured. Among the dead is legendary Italian motorboat designer and racer Fabio…

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04

Sep

Venice considering going smoke-free

Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro has mooted the idea of making the lagoon city smoke-free. For now, Brugnaro is thinking of smoke-free zones in the biggest tourist areas. The ban would…

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01

Sep

“Some People died for it” – Meryl Streep pays tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia at the premiere of Panama Papers’ inspired movie ‘The Laundromat’ in Venice

Meryl Streep, the star of The Laundromat, Steven Soderbergh’s irreverent comedy about Mossack Fonseca, the law firm that masterminded offshore tax schemes for some of the world’s most rich and…

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09

Aug

Large cruise ships banned from the historic centre of Venice

The Italian government has announced that large cruise ships will be banned from entering Venice's historic centre. Ships weighing more than 1,000 tonnes will be rerouted away from certain waterways…

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05

Aug

Venice asks other ports to help find solution to cruise ship problems

Venice has appealed to the main European cruise ship destinations, from Amsterdam to Barcelona, Dubrovnik and Marseille, to unite in tackling the dangers and environmental impact of big cruise liners.…

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09

Jul

Transport Minister Toninelli is to blame for Sunday’s cruise liner accident in Venice – Mayor

Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli is to blame for Sunday's near-accident by a cruise ship that veered dangerously close to Venice buildings and narrowly missed a yacht just after passing St…

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08

Jul

VIDEO: Another close call for a cruise liner in Venice

There was another close call for a cruise liner in Venice, Italy, as it came too close to crashing into a dock and once more led to a chorus of…

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03

Jul

Entry fee for Venice postponed

The planned new tourist entry fee for Venice has been put off from September 1st to January 1st next year. The delay came following months of discussions between city hall…

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26

Jun

Italian Health Ministry issues heat alert for 6 cities, for 16 on Friday

The Italian health ministry has issued a heat alert for six Italian cities for Thursday and for 16 on Friday. The red alert indicates the maximum risk level for all…

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22

Jun

Tourists fined for cycling bare-chested in Venice

Two British tourists were fined a total of 350 euros for cycling bare-chested around Venice Friday. The incident happened in the  busy square outside the church of San Simeon Piccolo.…

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03

Jun

Call to ban cruise ships from Venice canal

Italy’s transport minister Danilo Toninelli has called for cruise ships to be banned from using the Giudecca Canal in Venice, after an out-of-control liner rammed a river tourist boat in…

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02

Jun

Watch the moment a Cruise liner looses control and hits tourist boat in Venice

A cruise liner early Sunday morning lost control and smashed into tourist boat, the Michelangelo, as it was docking in Venice, Italy. In the incident at least five people were…

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11

May

Ex Italian political stalwart Gianni de Michelis dies aged 78

Gianni de Michelis, a stalwart of the Italian Socialist Party and of the Italian political scene in the 80s and 90s, has died, aged 78. The news was given by…

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06

Jun

Venice issues three-year ban on new takeaways and restrictions for existing ones

In an attempt to remove the “blots on the Venice copybook” noted by UNESCO, which had threatened to include Venice in its “black list” of World Heritage Sites at risk, and…

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