Venice makes the international news these days, like most anything else, because of its problems. The bulk of which name frequently the tourists, or winter’s acqua alta from the Adriatic. However, this week, it's Venice leaders and politicos who've finally recognized that tourists in droves might not help the city stay afloat—and may compound, in fact, deterioration of this UNESCO world heritage site. Three days ago, a mandate was passed in response to the “No Grandi Navi” campaign in Venezia: fewer cruise ship will be allowed into Saint Mark’s lagoon, between Giudecca and San Marco.
This is a big victory for “No Grandi Navi,” a mostly local movement to stop the passage of cruise ships within the larger canals around the city that's been led by some part of Venice's fewer than 60,000 citizens.
To read the post about the cruise ships visit “No Grandi Navi" online.
Image and text by Eric Shoemaker. Venice, 2014.
Read more by Pulitzer Center student fellow Eric Shoemaker for his project, "Venetian Artisanship and Climate Change.
