The battipali would hammer down the piles by hand, and they would sing an ancient song to keep the rhythm – a haunting and repetitive melody with lyrics that praise Venice, its republican ...

Nicknamed "The Floating City", Venice has been capturing the imagination of intrepid travelers for decades. The archipelago ...

A cross inlaid in the floor of a library marks the spot where Indiana Jones has to dig to access the ancient catacombs of Venice in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The catacombs ...

Venice is an epicentre of overtourism ... Despite the diversity of Italy’s natural and cultural attractions, a few ancient ...