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Venice tests a 5-euro fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism

12:33pm April 25, 2024

by The Associated Press

The fragile lagoon city of Venice launched a pilot program to charge day-trippers an entry fee that authorities hope will discourage crowds on peak days and make the city more livable for residents.

Tourists enjoy a gondola ride on the Grand Canal by the Rialto bridge in Venice in 2021.

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Venice will limit tour groups to 25 people and ban loudspeakers to control tourism

11:07am January 01, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

City officials say the new rules, set to take effect in June, will help lessen the impact of tourism on the local community.

Emergency services personnel work at the scene of a passenger bus crash that killed 21 people and injured at least 15 others in Venice, Italy, on Tuesday night.

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A bus of tourists in Venice dropped from an elevated road, killing 21 in fiery crash

11:45am October 04, 2023

by The Associated Press

A bus carrying dozens of people plummeted 50 feet, causing a fiery crash that killed 21 people and injured at least 15, mostly foreign tourists returning to a nearby campsite.

A couple walks in a flooded Saint Mark's Square during high waters on Nov. 19, 2013, in Venice, Italy.

Venice won't be listed as one of the world's most endangered sites

6:01pm September 14, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

UNESCO, the United Nations body that designates and protects World Heritage sites, says it will continue to monitor the famed Italian city's issues, including climate change and over-tourism.

The flooded St. Mark's Square on Nov. 15, 2019, in Venice, two days after the city suffered a high tide.

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Venice may be put on the endangered list, thanks to human-created climate change

5:25pm September 12, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

The impacts of climate change including related disasters, such as wildfires and sea level rise, are increasingly raising a question about how best to save cultural heritage.

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"Noah's Violin", a giant floating violin by Venetian sculptor Livio De Marchi, journeyed through Venice's Grand Canal on Saturday. De Marchi, who has sent many wooden works into the water, came up with the idea during last year's pandemic lockdown.

Watch A Massive Violin Transport Musicians Down Venice's Grand Canal

1:47pm September 20, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The wooden vessel is called "Noah's Violin." As it floated through Venice's Grand Canal on Saturday, members of the string quartet on board serenaded viewers with their own (real) instruments.

A sweet view along one of the many canals of Venice, which in this case are filled with blue jellybeans.

Candy Canals: Architects Craft Gingerbread Replica Of Venice

8:03am December 08, 2019

by Sophia Alvarez Boyd

A competition brought hundreds of architects, designers and engineers together to build a mini version of the Italian city out of Snickers, Mars bars, Jellybeans, cereal, gummy bears and more.

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Tourists walk across flooded St. Mark's Square two days after Venice suffered its highest tide in 50 years.

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With Waters Rising And Its Population Falling, What Is Venice's Future?

1:11pm November 30, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

Rising sea levels are not the only threat to Venice. As residents continue to leave, the city risks becoming an empty shell sinking under mass tourism. Some 30 million visitors arrive every year.

Volunteers set up a footbridge across Venice's flooded Riva degli Schiavoni embankment on Nov. 13.

After Venice Floods, Volunteers Wade In To Help Salvage What They Can

7:17pm November 18, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

The Italian city is reeling from a week in which floodwaters damaged the city's cultural legacy, as well as homes and businesses. Volunteers are helping salvage precious books, among other items.

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People in front of St. Mark's Basilica wade in flood water in Venice on Wednesday.

Following Days Of Destructive Floods, Italy Declares A State Of Emergency In Venice

5:56pm November 14, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said an emergency fund of 20 million euros ($22 million) was approved. The money will help the city cover the damages done to homes and businesses.