Venice, Italy Travel News

VENICE is set to hold a symbolic funeral of itself today, as the population has fallen below the key figure of 60,000. The famous lagoon city's population has been dwindling over the past 50 years as locals are forced out by high rents and replaced by millions of tourists.

For the last eight days we have been tourists again. We have eaten fabulous food, soaked up sunshine, and gone sightseeing without changing our accommodation.

WORK BY CANALETTO'S AT THE PEAK OF HIS CAREER: Entrance to the Grand Canal Looking East.1744.Oil on Canvas.Royal Collection, UK.

IF VENICE ever sank into its lagoon, the worldwide tourist industry might never recover.

Developers are always keen to maintain the trappings of the Victorian era. But the reality of modernising such buildings means that foundation contractors often face challenging space limitations.

We take a look at some of Europe’s oldest and best hotels to see whether they still make the grade Saturday, 31 October 2009 Venice, Italy Cipriani Why it's specia l Founded more than 50 years ago, by members of the Guinness family who wanted a retreat and knew Sr Cipriani would be the man to back.

In the days and months following the death of my father in 1989, I felt lethargic, angry and in search of some solace from the heavy burden of his loss.

Canaletto was an anomaly, both of his time and apart from it. His fame derives from his elegant depictions of Venice, his hometown, yet his clientele was not, for the most part, Venetian.

Sitting on a tiny, cramped seat, legs tucked under my chin and rocking back and forth on the water is not a position I normally find myself in.

One of the most populated cities in the world in the 16th century, now the number of residents has dropped to under 60,000 and with an average of up to 150,000 tourists visiting each day Venetians are feeling outnumbered and fear they will soon be squeezed out.

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There are a lot of myths about dining out in Italy. But the main one has become so entrenched it has taken on the force of a culinary commandment: eat only in the back roads mom and pop trattorias where the locals collect and where mama and/or papa, and maybe some kids, are rattling pans in the doll-sized kitchen.

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A North Vermillion High School teacher is offering a 10-day tour of Italy this June.

The barbarians, who descended upon Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire, aren't among the good guys when it comes to the historical record.

Nearly always overlooked in favour of nearby Venice, Vicenza has to work hard to entice visitors away from its celebrated neighbour.

As the glass elevator slides up into the sunshine, a disembodied voice makes an announcement: "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am Gustav Eiffel.

If you know anything about Venice , you know that it is a city built on water, so it's quite fitting that the perfect location for plane spotting is onboard a boat.

A COURT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES By Uli Schmetzer www.uli-schmetzer.com VENICE, October 4, 2009 - " Inside the Doge's Palace in a city that is in the frontline of global warming a group of crime busters, lawyers and experts tried to kick-start this weekend the idea of an International Environmental Criminal Court that would bring to justice those ...

If Americans have heard the proper noun Asolo , they think of it as an Italian brand of athletic shoes and mountaineering boots.