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Testaccina Blog Venice, like many Italian cities, has a complicated relationship with tourists. On the one hand, they bring much needed revenues to the city, comprising a significant part of its income; on the other, they sometimes bring out the worst in its citizens, and indeed, worsen Venice. One of the most beautiful cities in the world, it has more ...

Diretta-News VENICE, ITALY – JUNE 09: Protesters clash with police during the blockage of the Venice Tourist Port on June 9, 2013 in Venice, Italy. Three days of protests are being organised by Venetians and environmentalists, who are opposed to cruise ships crossing the St Mark’s

The Nation  Flying into Venice for a long-awaited vacation, the biggest thing we could see from the air was not the Piazza San Marco, or the Doge’s Palace, or the Basilica—the biggest thing in Venice was a cruise ship docked in the passenger port. In town an hour later, we saw the posters, which said (in Italian, of course), “Defend the ...

http://www.best-news.us [Global Network reported reporter Xu Wenqi] Itar – Tass news June 9, Venice, Italy, protests broke out activities demonstrators encircling a cruise out of Port, in opposition to its bypass port directly adjacent to the Piazza San Marco, to Venice architectural heritage brings losses. According to reports, on the 9th morning about several hundred protesters held a rally, but ...

MASKED protesters in Venice have clashed with riot police as opposition mounts to the massive cruise liners packed with tourists that edge within yards of the city’s fragile churches and palaces.   Protesters waved inflatable beach toys as they tried to push through police lines at the weekend to where cruise ship passengers huddled with their suitcases, as a flotilla ...

Travel Blackboard  Protesters clashed with riot police during the blockade of Venice’s Cruise Port last weekend, with the three days of protests organised by Venetians and environmentalists, who are opposed to cruise ships crossing the St Mark’s Basin, with many vessels much taller than anything in Venice, where the tallest buildings are four or five stories high. With opposition mounting ...