Venice

Amid the growing backlash, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding planners have come to their defence. In a statement, they asserted that their clients 'explicitly instructed them to minimize any disruption to the city during their three-day wedding festivities'.

From Jeff Bezos' fiancée to Katy Perry: Blue Origin to launch world's 2nd all-female crew today – Watch it live

Blue Origin's all-female crew will fly past the Kármán line, located 100 kilometres above Earth.

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix receive 11-minute standing ovation at Venice for Joker: Folie à Deux

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix basked in the applause at the Venice Film Festival as Todd Phillips' highly anticipated sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, received an 11-minute standing ovation. Joaquin Phoenix arrived early, mingling with fans and taking selfies, while Todd Phillips borrowed a paper fan from a guest to stay cool. Lady Gaga’s entrance caused a frenzy, with paparazzi scrambling to get the perfect shot.

5 most unique art festivals around the world

The world is full of incredible art festivals, but some truly stand out for their distinctiveness.

Marco Polo and the saga of Venice

As with all great centers of wealth like London and New York today, Venice glowed even as it slid into political and economic senescence; its residual riches continued to finance art, architecture, music and, though evanescent, a sense of authority and grandeur

Venice is limiting tourist groups to 25 people starting in June to protect the popular lagoon city

The UN cultural agency cited tourism’s impact on the fragile lagoon city as a major factor in it twice considering placing Venice on UNESCO’s list of heritage sites in danger.

Tourists fall into Venice canal as gondola overturns amid selfie craze

A viral video showed tourists who fell into ice-cold water when the gondola flipped over as it was passing under a bridge in Venice.

Jio MAMI 2023 | Nehir Tuna on Turkish boyhood film Dormitory & young people’s conflicts around religion with patriarchal parents

Nehir Tuna's Turkish boyhood film Yurt (Dormitory) premiered at 80th Venice International Film Festival and screens in India at Mumbai Film Festival on November 3.

Teacher who skipped work for 20 years has finally been sacked

Cinzia Paolina De Lio, a school teacher in Italy, was sacked for an absence of 20 years.

Venice's Grand Canal turns phosphorescent green

The colour change in Venice's Grand Canal waters was first spotted by local residents, the Veneto region's president Luca Zaia said.

Venice's Grand Canal turns phosphorescent green: See Pics

It is not the first time the Grand Canal has been turned green. In 1968, Argentine artist Nicolas Garcia Uriburu dyed the waters of Venice's Grand Canal green with a fluorescent dye during the 34th Venice Biennale in a stunt to promote ecological awareness.

Venice searches for ‘idiot’ who jumped off 3-storey building for social media ‘likes’

Authorities in Venice are searching for a man who jumped off a three-storey building and into a canal for social media ‘likes’

Venice's picturesque canals are drying up amid Italy's drought fears

The droughts in Venice are largely attributed to climate change, which has led to rising temperatures and less rainfall in certain areas.

EU wants Airbnb, rivals to share bookings data with authorities

The EU executive's proposal comes as popular tourist destinations such as Paris, Venice and Barcelona blame Airbnb for aggravating housing shortages by pushing out lower-income residents.

Watch: Tourists surf on Venice's Grand Canal, mayor calls them 'arrogant idiots'

Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro announced that the tourists' boards were confiscated, and said they would be dealt with "as they deserve".

In Pics | These are the world's 10 most beautiful cities for architecture

With a beauty score of 83.3 percent, Italy’s Venice tops the global ranking of cities with the most beautiful buildings, according to a study commissioned by Online Mortgage Advisor. The study which focused on architecture analysed hundreds of streets and more than 2,400 buildings to reveal which global city boasts the most impressive buildings. Find out which city is home to the most beautiful building in the world

Venice to charge visitors entry fee from next year to tackle crowding. Ticket details inside

Visitors who violate the entry fee rule will have to pay a fine which will range from Rs 4,116 to Rs 24,701.

Coronavirus pandemic | Venice has people in masks but no Carnival fun

Gondolas and other vessels are moored instead of preparing for Carnival's popular boat parade in the lagoon. Alleys are eerily empty. Venetians and the city's few visitors must be masked in public places, indoors and out, under a nationwide mandate.

Venice under water: Renaissance city flooded as complex dam system fails to activate amid high tide

The dam system which is still in an experimental phase, gets activated when high tides are predicted to reach at least 1.3 meters (4 feet, 4 inches), but the tide predicted on December 8 was 1.25 meters. Instead, the height kept increasing and till late afternoon it was 1.38 meters

Venice gold brightens Christmas spirit

Venice lacks the tourists who normally give it a festive air at Christmas, but the Italian city has nonetheless highlighted its landmarks to celebrate the holidays this year.

Venice tests long-delayed flood barrier months after waters swamped city

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte attended the test and started the computerised system that sent all 78 giant yellow sluice gates rising simultaneously above the water for the first time.

Venice glimpses a future with fewer tourists and likes what it sees

Can a city whose history and culture drew tens of millions of visitors a year reinvent itself? The coronavirus may give it a chance to try.

Venice hit by another exceptional high tide; worst week in 150 years

The city's centre for tide forecasts had warned the tide could reach 160 cm on Sunday and the high mark hit at 1210 GMT was not far short of that.

Venice floods: Mayor to declare disaster after second worst high tide

On November 13 morning, the tide level fell to 145 cm. However, it was expected to rise back to 160 cm during the day

Rupee crash forces holidaymakers to ditch Italy for Goa

The recent currency crisis seen in India has made foreign travel highly expensive and beyond the means of the urban middle class. Hence, most are ending up planning domestic vacations.