The iconic waters of Venice, Italy have become an extreme threat due to frequent, massive flooding that has seen the city slowly sink for centuries. Now, a long-planned but controversial technology is being tested that could address the increasingly dire problem. Chris Livesay reports on the plans, and why they were not completed a decade ago.

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  • Protests as Venice begins charging entry fee for day-trippers
    Venice, Italy (CNN) — April 25 has long been a historic day in Venice – the date is not just Italy’s Liberation day, but it’s also the feast day of the city’s patron saint, St. Mark.
    04/26/2024 - 5:45 am | View Link
  • Venice launches 5-euro entry fee
    VENICE, Italy: Venice on Thursday launched a new scheme to charge daytrippers for entering the historic Italian city, a world first intended to ease the pressure of mass tourism but many residents are ...
    04/25/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
  • I’m happy to pay to visit Venice, says first tourist to use new ticket system amid demonstrations
    A few hundred people then marched along the city’s canals, holding banners which read Airbnb Kills Cities and The Entrance Charge Won’t Save Venice. “We don’t want to be Disneyland.
    04/25/2024 - 6:42 am | View Link
  • Venice tests a 5-euro fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism
    She was passing out mock European Union passports for "Venice, Open City," underlining the irony of the new system, and challenging its legal standing with citations from the Italian Constitution ...
    04/25/2024 - 6:33 am | View Link
  • Venice tests a 5-euro entry fee for day-trippers as the Italian city grapples with overtourism
    She was passing out mock European Union passports for “Venice, Open City,” underlining the irony of the new system, and challenging its legal standing with citations from the Italian ...
    04/25/2024 - 4:49 am | View Link
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