Venezia
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A day in the Lagoon
What do you see when you go shopping for ninety kg of dog food in Venice? The Venetian Lagoon is full of overlooked small wonders.
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Festa della Salute
The Festa della Salute each year on November 21st is an important holiday in Venice. The event celebrates the end of the plague in 1631.
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Venice rhymes with Wine
Wine is all over in Venice, and always has been
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The Acqualta of 2019
The acqualta – high tide – on November 12th, 2019, was the second highest ever measured.
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High tide season
High tide has always been a part of life in Venice, but modern changes to the lagoon has exacerbated the problem.
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Strada Nova – the end
The Strada Nova was not a single project but rather a series of incremental changes which became the start of mass tourism in Venice
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Then and now, together
As many people still say about Venice: It’s beautiful, but I wouldn’t live there. Much the same can be said of the past.
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From SS Apostoli to Rialto
Strada Nove #7: The part of the Strada Nova between Campo SS Apostoli and Rialto has seen comparably fewer changes, just a bit here and there
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The Blue Door
In Venice, near Santa Maria Formosa, there’s a blueish green door everybody photographs.
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Santa Sofia
Strada Nove #6: The Strada Nova at Santa Sofia ploughs through the old city of Venice, without any regard for the city or its people.