(CNN) -- Deserted streets, silent canals and eerily empty bridges. Photos of an empty Venice during lockdown sent social media wild, with many people vowing to flock to the city as soon as borders reopened. And they seem to be…
This stunning, one-of-a-kind UNESCO World Heritage Site is losing its battle with the sea.
They're in their early 20s. They communicate and coordinate operations through a Telegram social media group. And they're helping to clean up Venice during its devastating floods.
Venice, Italy, has been hit by the worst flooding in 50 years this week, resulting in damage worth hundreds of millions of euros.
Venice's misfortunes never seem to stop.
Sebastian Fagarazzi was walking from the bus terminus at Piazzale Roma to his home in Cannaregio at lunchtime Wednesday when he saw two tourists coming towards him, suitcases in hand, ready to flee the city.
The worst flooding to hit Venice in more than 50 years has brought the historic city to its knees, its mayor said on Wednesday.
Rowdy groups of bachelor parties. Backpackers asking locals to pay their way. The hordes that pour daily off cruise ships, choking up city centers.
In the last few months, the Venice authorities have had to deal with tourists swimming in the canals, headbutting gondoliers and brewing a pot of coffee by the Rialto Bridge (pictured above).
There were two people in the water when the police heard the shouts.
Hillary Clinton's emails, long a political talking point, have become art -- and the former secretary of state herself went to take a look.
Venice is to start rerouting cruise ships away from its historic center, in a victory for residents tired of the enormous vessels towering over the city's skyline.
One of the most luxurious trains in the world is getting an upgrade.
A cruise ship crashed into a Venice dock on Sunday, hitting a moored tourist boat and sending onlookers running for safety in what one witness said resembled a "scene from a disaster movie."
A trip to the already pricey city of Venice, Italy, will now leave your wallet even emptier than before. Venetian officials have announced plans to charge day visitors up to $11 (€10) to enter.
Strong winds and heavy rain have battered parts of Italy, causing nine deaths and the worst flooding seen in Venice for at least a decade.
Pull out your passport and pack your bags for the sunny Mediterranean. But hurry.
We all know being a tourist can be expensive, but in the Italian city of Venice, even just sitting down could soon cost you dearly.
Venice has come up with a new plan to cope with the huge numbers of visitors that continue to strain its infrastructure: segregating locals and tourists.
So-called "tourist trap" restaurants in Venice have long been a bone of contention for visitors to the Italian city.
In a plot worthy of a Hollywood heist caper, thieves mingled in with other visitors to an exhibition in Venice on Wednesday before brazenly making off with gems worth millions of euros.
