venice lagoon

Culture
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 09/16/2021 - 03:11
The remains of an ancient Roman road and dock have been discovered at the bottom of the Venice lagoon. The discovery is important because it suggests that…
Travel
by John Bensalhia | Mon, 05/11/2015 - 13:09
Venice is a city that goes under many aliases. The City Of Love. The City Of Canals. Queen Of The Adriatic... The list goes on, but Venice can also lay claim…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Mon, 05/05/2014 - 05:38
The astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) take daily photographs of the Earth, which are then catalogued and archived by The Gateway to…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Mon, 04/28/2014 - 03:00
Large cruise ships entering Venice will be given a wide berth starting November 30 in an attempt to minimize damage to the delicate lagoon on entry. The Cruise…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Sun, 04/06/2014 - 21:41
On the same day the Venice Lagoon reopened to large cruise ships following a suspension of the ban, an accident involving the MSC Preziosa occurred at the…
Lifestyle
by Anonymous (not verified) | Tue, 04/01/2014 - 20:00
It is widely known that Venice's lagoon ecosystem is heavily contaminated due to industrial waste, causing a serious impact on the animal and plant life.…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:15
The attempt to ban large cruise ships passing through the Venice lagoon has just suffered a setback. A regional administrative court on Monday accepted a…
Lifestyle
by Anonymous (not verified) | Wed, 01/29/2014 - 01:00
Acqua alta a Venezia – this is the Italian expression used for the tide peaks that occur periodically in the northern Adriatic Sea, reaching their maximum in…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 11/08/2013 - 07:00
Large cruise ships passing through the Venice lagoon are to be banned effective November 2014, and a limit on smaller cruise vessels will kick in January,…
Lifestyle
by Myra Robinson | Sat, 09/21/2013 - 09:18
How could you not love Venice! Many of us at ITALY Magazine have lived in or close to Venice, some of us still do. And it breaks our heart when we hear people…