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Venice set for opulent wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez
MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2025
The wedding ceremony between Jeff Bezos, former CEO of Amazon, and Lauren Sánchez, a former news anchor, is expected to be one of the most extravagant and luxurious celebrations ever held.
Venice nets $2.2M in day-tripper tax pilot; opponents say it failed
SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2024
Venice on Sunday wraps up a pilot program charging day-trippers an entrance fee, more than 2 million euros ($2.2 million) richer and determined to extend the levy, but opponents in the fragile lagoon city called the experiment a failure.
Venice bans large cruise ships to save World Heritage title amid mixed reviews
MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021
This week, in what Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini called a "historic" move, Italys cabinet of ministers approved a ban on ships weighing more than 25,000 metric tons or longer than 180 meters (590 feet) entering the lagoon basin near Venices St. Marks Square, the narrow Giudecca Canal and the surrounding areas starting Aug. 1.
Italy to ban cruise ships from docking in Venice, starting Aug. 1
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2021
Aiming to protect a "national monument," Italys government Tuesday moved to ban massive cruise ships from sailing directly into Venice and limit access to its fragile lagoon, definitively altering mass-scale tourism to the City of Canals.
Meet the goddesses of gondoleering
FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2019
The dying crafts and skills of Venice might yet live on if a dedicated group of ladies has its way
Venice takes sail
FRIDAY, MARCH 08, 2019
A cruise ship themed on the Italian city caters to the burgeoning China market
See Venice, but pay first
FRIDAY, JANUARY 04, 2019
The Italian city introduces an admission fee
Deadly storms lash Italy leaving Venice afloat
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018
Venice - At least five people died Monday in Italy as fierce winds and rains lashed much of the country and caused waters in the canal-ringed city of Venice to reach historic high levels.
Floating market heads to Venice
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018
Thai Pavilion will be highlighted at the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale opening on May 26 in Italy.