Insight Guides Western Europe by Insight Guides

Author:Insight Guides
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel, Western Europe
Publisher: Apa Publications
Published: 2018-04-06T04:00:00+00:00

In the early morning, when the mist still lingers over the lagoon, and the palaces seem to float on water, you may be forgiven for thinking that Venice (Venezia) is only an illusion. Nothing in Venice is ever quite what it seems. The placid lagoon is gnawing at the foundations, having already gobbled up all but 30 of the 490 islands that existed 1,000 years ago. Yesterday’s Venetians defended their city for 986 years with bluff, bluster, cunning and masterly diplomacy – and then let it fall without a blow. The city itself, once the bazaar of the world and the centre of cosmopolitan life, today has a fast-declining population and an infrastructure threatened by the 22 million plus tourists that descend here annually, as well as by the high tides which occasionally flood its streets and squares.

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