Venice: A Guide to the City and Its Lagoon
A guide to the lagoon city’s history, architecture, islands, and the peculiar institutions that kept it independent for over a millennium Few cities have written … Read more
Venice Lagoon
Pink Flamingos Are Returning to the Venice Lagoon in Record Numbers
The Venice Lagoon Has Become One of Europe’s Most Important Flamingo Sanctuaries For much of the twentieth century, flamingos were an exotic postcard image associated … Read more
Acqua Alta: Venice’s Seasonal High Tides and How They Impact Daily Life
The Ebb and Flow of Venice: Categories and Consequences of Acqua Alta. Acqua Alta, or “high water,” is a natural phenomenon characterized by extraordinarily high … Read more