The Underappreciated Islands in Venice’s Backyard
The city’s outer islands offer beaches, shimmering ocean vistas, a fishing village and the rhythms of ancient Italian life.
Medieval Venice shows us the good art can do in times of crisis
Venice used new art commissions to help its citizens understand the changing nature of power and quell public anxiety during ...
The stunning seaside town as pretty as Venice or Dubrovnik but without the tourists
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A $6.5 billion sea wall was supposed to stop Venice from flooding. Now, most of the city is underwater.
Autumn to spring marks flooding season in Venice, or "acqua alta" - a period of exceptionally high tides in the Adriatic Sea. In 2003, Italy began building a massive flood barrier designed to ...
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What the World Would Look Like if All the Ice Melted
London? A memory. Venice? Reclaimed by the Adriatic Sea. Thousands of years from now, in this catastrophic scenario, the Netherlands will have long since surrendered to the sea, and most of ...
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The Pearl of the Adriatic: From cuisine and culture to nature and history, discover Dubrovnik
Set aside the glittering Adriatic Sea, this stunning UNESCO city is truly the product of its past; it’s been ruled by the Greeks, the Byzantines, the Republic of Venice, and the French and Austr ...
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Old Town of Corfu
The three forts of the town, designed by renowned Venetian engineers, were used for four centuries to defend the maritime trading interests of the Republic of Venice against the ... at the entrance to ...