Keeping tourists at bay in the Venetian lagoon—Italy’s new ban on large cruise ships
Soon Maghera port may be a favored tourism destination. Located on the Italian mainland opposite Venice, the port is largely used by...
The tourism tipping point—Venice, Rome, Barcelona, Croatia, and US National Parks
When the economic upside of tourism is threatened by the downside of large numbers of tourists. The UN World Tourism Organization has...
Venice—one if by land, too many by sea
The city of Venice has long been a favored destination of international tourists. But the island urban center has faced a variety of...
Venice votes to ban cruise ships!
International tourism has reached record numbers in recent years, and many of those tourists arrive by boat—large, huge, enormous boats....
Venice in danger? Not according to the Italian government
The World Heritage List conveys an honorific designation on some of the most important natural and cultural heritage assets across the...
Flooded with tourists
The Venice Committee for the International Fund for Monuments initiated its efforts to protect the extraordinary heritage of Venice in...
“I shoot for architecture”
This 84-year old photographer, who has obtained “cult status as both architectural and feminist icon,” has curated a new exhibit of her...
“Like a world unto itself”
Restored 17th-century frescoes are just one highlight of this palazzo turned luxury hotel near the Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal of...
500th anniversary of what was perhaps the first Jewish “ghetto”
A new exhibit at the Doge’s Palace in Venice explores the 1516 event that founded the first Jewish “ghetto” in Venice. Entitled “Venice,...