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A new island has emerged in Venice - thanks to recently installed city flood barriers. Bacan is a small stretch of land near the Sant'Erasmo island on the Northern Venetian Lagoon. It can only be ...

Forget artists Titian or Tintoretto — for many people today, the person most readily associated with Venice is Poli, a 58-year-old Venetian who spends much of her spare time patrolling the ...

With millions of travelers annually vying to photograph Piazza San Marco, cross Rialto Bridge and experience the canal-filled city’s other famous draws, Venice is struggling to stem the tide.