Mark's Square and through the Giudecca canal. The UNESCO committee in its recommendation cited the

ROME( AFP)-Venice avoided being named a world heritage site in danger by Unesco on Thursday( July 22), just weeks after Italy moved to ban large cruise ships from sailing into the city centre. The city has been on Unesco's heritage list since 1987, but the UN body warned last month of the need for" more sustainable tourism management", recommending that Venice be added to its endangered list. The World Heritage Committee meeting in Fuzhou, China, cited Italy's recent ban and gave Italian authori

De Marchi is a big fan of Vivaldi, who was a native of Venice and is venerated there.... " It was something that united us even more," he said.... " We worked with our hearts." On Saturday, Mr Zannovello and others followed the violin down the Grand Canal on sundry boats, palpably proud....

They say Venice is now on the brink of collapse, with “ disgusting ” streets and “ crazy prices thanks to the estimated 30 million that descend on the 160-square-mile city each year.... London, by comparison, is 607 square miles.In 2023, UNESCOwarned that it could be added to its World Heritage Site danger list due to the “ irreversible ” impactsof mass tourism andclimate change.... However, it was deemed a “ resounding failure ” due to the fact that thousands still flock to the city....