Venice
Venice pushes ahead with €10 entry fee plan as tourists flock back
Authorities hope charge for day-trippers will help control numbers after visitors hit pre-pandemic levels
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
19, Apr, 2022 @1:53 PM
Beyond the Biennale: Venice’s ‘secret’ Sant’Elena island
While most of La Serenissima will be heaving with visitors during the art fair, which starts this week, this tiny island at the city’s eastern tip is a world apart
John Brunton
19, Apr, 2022 @6:00 AM
Venice hotel guests issued with water pistols to shoot gulls
Hoteliers find a solution to marauding birds that have become an increasing problem for guests dining al fresco
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
24, Mar, 2022 @1:17 PM
Monsters or a must? Venice tussles with return of cruise ships
The arrival of the MSC Orchestra has rekindled tensions over the pros and cons of the giant vessels
Angela Giuffrida in Venice
14, Jun, 2021 @4:00 AM
Lunch at Venice’s Locanda Cipriani – and the recipe I took home
The Venetian lagoon is home to one of Italy’s greatest restaurants. Our gourmand recalls a dazzling lunch on its terrace, and shares one of its classic pasta recipes
Matthew Fort
22, Feb, 2021 @6:30 AM
The trampling of Venice shows why tourism must change after Covid-19 | Neal E Robbins
Coronavirus has given hotspots like the Italian port breathing space – and a vision of a greener kind of tourism, says author Neal E Robbins
Neal E Robbins
19, Jun, 2020 @2:05 PM
'It's an exciting beginning': Venice opens to tourists
As Italy opens its borders, we report from Venice where hotels and restaurants are eager to welcome back overseas visitors but some fear a return to mass tourism
John Brunton
03, Jun, 2020 @2:55 PM
‘Things have to change’: tourism businesses look to a greener future
While the pandemic has dealt travel a severe blow, some hope it can be an opportunity to introduce slower, fairer, more sustainable holidays
Jane Dunford
28, May, 2020 @5:20 AM
A local's guide to virtual Venice
Venetian photographer Giacomo Cosua takes us on a tour of La Serenissima, through films, music, books, podcasts and virtual reality
Interview by John Brunton
05, Apr, 2020 @6:00 AM
'Nothing less than a catastrophe': Venice left high and dry by coronavirus
As destinations around the world face unprecedented challenges, we hear how local people working in tourism in Venice are coping
John Brunton
17, Mar, 2020 @2:14 PM
Inhabitants ebb out of Venice as city is flooded with water and tourists
Increasing floods, badly managed tourism and lack of affordable homes drive residents out
Angela Giuffrida in Venice
10, Jan, 2020 @5:00 AM
Venice's Bibione beach is the first in Italy to ban smoking
Ban to take effect at the end of May after years of trials and research into air pollution at the Veneto seaside resort
Antonia Wilson
14, Feb, 2019 @4:48 PM
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