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UNESCO watching as Venice grapples with over-tourism COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 27 1of27People are backdropped by St. Mark's bell tower, in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 17, 2021. After a 15-month pause in mass international travel, Venetians are contemplating how to welcome visitors back to the picture-postcard canals and Byzantine backdrops without suffering the indignities of crowds clogging its narrow alleyways, day-trippers perched on stoops to imbibe a panino and hordes of selfie-takers straining for a spot on the Rialto Bridge or in front of St. M...

Ship to leave venice since the pandemic began has set sail. while people are keen to get back to normality, not everyone was happy about the ship entering the giudecca canal. rachel stanton reports. "no big ships". that is what is on the flags being waved here in venice. people have taken to the streets and waters, as they are concerned about the impact cruise ships have on the historic city. back in march this year, italy's government said cruise ships would no longer sail past venice's st mark's square and dock in the historic centre, but would instead be diverted to the city's industrial po...

Back in march this year, italy's government said cruise ships would no longer sail past venice's st mark's square and the dock in the historic centre, but would instead be diverted to the city's industrial port. however, the infrastructure is not yet in place for this to happen. this is the msc 0rchestra. it's set to cruise around the mediterranean with about 650 passengers. but residents in venice have been urging the government to ban large ships from the lagoon over safety and environmental concerns. the reason we are here is because we are citizens of venice and we are against this passage...

Ships would no longer sail past venice's st mark's square and the dock in the historic centre, but would instead be diverted to the city's industrial port. however, the infrastructure is not yet in place for this to happen. this is the msc orchestra. it's set to cruise around the mediterranean with about 650 passengers. but residents in venice have been urging the government to ban large ships from the lagoon over safety and environmental concerns. the reason we are here is because we are citizens of venice and we are against this passage, but we are also against this type of tourism model tha...

Thank you for that. staying in italy, and the first cruise ship to leave venice since the pandemic began has set sail. while people are keen to get back to normality, not everyone was happy about the ship entering the giudecca canal. rachel stanton reports. chanting in italian. "no big ships!" that is what is on the flags being waved here in venice. people have taken to the streets and waters as they are concerned about the impact cruise ships have on the historic city. back in march this year, italy's government said cruise ships would no longer sail past venice's st mark's square and dock in...