Venice is constantly drowning. Last year it was drowning in its almost unprecedented “acqua alta” and people were rowing across a submerged Piazza San Marco. For over a century, it has been drowning in the relentless flood of tourists that make it almost impossible...
I visited Venice last month and was charmed, not for the first time, by that incredible city. Like many tourists, however, I let it blind me to the rest of the region surrounding it, to its beauty and its charm. It is not uncommon for tourists to only visit the...
Is it still possible to visit Venice and just bask in its beauty without the hassle of the ubiquitous crowds of tourists, that clog every street, every calle, and every canal? I was wondering about it recently, as I walked slowly back to my hotel on a quiet evening....
