News from Italy · @newsfromitaly
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Miro Collas · @Miro_Collas
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Venice awaits Unesco heritage ruling as beds for tourists outnumber residents for first time | Venice | The Guardian
theguardian.com/world/2023/sep

‘We feel like foreigners in our own home,’ says activist as city’s population dwarfed by visitors

#venice #tourism

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Elijax · @elijax
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G Dan Mitchell · @gdanmitchell
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Woman, Empty Venice Street. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

A woman walks along a narrow and deserted Venice street in the early morning.

The whole concept of “travel” is complex and, I think, fraught with trade-offs and contradictions. The world is a huge place, far too big to fully experience and see all of it in a lifetime. Do we go to many places and experience each of them less fully? Or do we got to fewer places and try for a deeper experience with those? I don’t have the answer — just the question. Our visit to Venice on this trip relates to that question as, even though we had been to Italy before, we had not ever been to this remarkable — and now tourist-filled and other wise endangered — city. Part of us did not want to go there, given the issues with modern Venice, but another part of us thought, “Venice! How could you NOT go there at least once!” So we went... continues: gdanmitchell.com/2023/09/09/wo

#venice #italy #blackandwhite #monochrome #travelphotography #photography #europe

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Maarten Pelgrim · @maartenpelgrim
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wired.com/story/airbnb-ban-new

Hmm, maybe we could also do this for, say, Venice and Amsterdam?

#venice #amsterdam #airbnb #banairbnb

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David Boles · @david
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@newsfromitaly

It's all funny with AI. I've learned when you ask them to do anything creative and "original" to ask them afterward if they invented any words. If you don't ask, they won't tell you. For strict rhyme schemes, they always invent.

Same with a reference to books that do not exist! Here's ChatGPT-4 from yesterday making up a book reference for the waterways of Venice!

They never admit to lying, though -- it's all only a "mistake" or whatnot!

#ai #venice #chatgpt #lying

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Jürgen Hubert · @juergen_hubert
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It pays to make friends with Venetians if you ever find yourself on the run from the authorities.

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patreon.com/posts/hans-in-veni

#germany #folktale #folklore #venice

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José Manuel Barros · @Barros_heritage
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Venice to start charging visitors entry fee next year (Reuters).

"Venice plans to experiment with an admission fee of 5 euros($5.35) for day trippers next year to try to manage the flow of tourists drawn to its historic canals, the city council said on Tuesday.

The fee will be applied on a trial basis on 30 days next year, focusing mainly on spring bank holidays and summer weekends when tourism numbers are at their peak. All visitors over the age of 14 will have to pay it.

The aim was to find "a new balance between the rights of those who live, study or work in Venice and those who visit the city," Venice tourism councillor Simone Venturini said."

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@histodons
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reuters.com/world/europe/venic

#venice #venezia #tourism #cities #heritage #italy #reuters

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Preston MacDougall · @ChemicalEyeGuy
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Heretical_i · @heretical_i
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"Will be listed as an endangered UNESCO site?"
dw.com/.../will-venice-be-list

I dunno... Does register AMUSEMENT PARKS?

"Venice to trial day-tripper admission fee from spring 2024"
dw.com/.../venice-to-trial-day

#venice #italy #unesco

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Miro Collas · @Miro_Collas
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Venice to trial €5 ticketing system for day visitors from 2024 | Europe | The Guardian
theguardian.com/world/2023/sep

It is something, I suppose. I would also set a hard fixed limit on how many people (non-resident) who can enter.

#venice #tourism

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Emeritus Prof Christopher May · @ChrisMayLA6
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While I appreciate why has decided to trial a €5 a day charge per visitor, partly to try to damp down the numbers coming to the city, it also finally confirms my view that while it has an extraordinary history, Venice really now just is a large scale historic theme park.

#venice #tourism

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Tony Meredith · @Tony_Meredith
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Anyone here think that this is going to work??

Venice to charge day-trippers €5 admission fee
rte.ie/news/europe/2023/0905/1

#venice #tourism

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PatriciaPhotos · @PatriciaPhotos
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Marco Secchi · @msecchi
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Venice, often referred to as "La Serenissima" (The Most Serene), is a city that seems to float on water, a mirage of islands connected by a labyrinth of canals and bridges. For first-time visitors, Venice offers an enchanting experience unlike any other city. I've curated a list of must-see spots and tips to make your maiden voyage to this floating city memorable.

msecchi.com/blogmarco/venice-f

#venice #discover #italy

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OsoPorto · @osoporto
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