Each year between the months of October and January, sections of Venice experience extreme flooding. The seasonal high tides are known as “acqua alta,” or “high water.” When should you avoid Venice? The best time to visit Venice is during April, May, September, and October when the city is warm and dry but not too […]

In addition to tourism, heavy industry dominates Venice. The largest chemical centre, the largest thermal power plants and the largest oil depot in all of Italy are situated on the mainland in Marghera. They offer many jobs to the Venetian population and represent a major economic factor in the province. Which industry is associated with […]

Gentrification has done its part in displacing the community that once called Venice home and made it the ghetto by the beach. As tech bros flock to Venice, it has now become a tale of two Venices.The church has been in the community since 1910, but developers want to build condos in replacement. Is Venice […]

Cars are strictly banned in Venice, where there are no roads, just footpaths and canals. Cars are strictly banned in Venice, where there are no roads, just footpaths and canals. Why are there no roads in Venice? While there is only one main road and two proper side streets, 170 canals run through the lagoon […]

To make the islands of the Venetian lagoon fit for habitation, Venice’s early settlers needed to drain areas of the lagoon, dig canals and shore up the banks to prepare them for building on.On top of these stakes, they placed wooden platforms and then stone, and this is what the buildings of Venice are built […]

Venice’s long-delayed flood barrier has saved the city from high tides for a second time. The 78 mobile barriers of the Mose project were activated early on Thursday morning after forecasts that the tide would reach up to 135cm. How is Venice dealing with flooding? Like Libreria Acqua Alta, Venice is designed to work with […]