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March 06, 2020 20: 46:32
The Carnival duration in Venice normally marks the start of peak season in one of the world’s most-visited cities, with hordes of tourists piling onto waterbuses to travel the Grand Canal, walking through cobblestone streets and sticking around in stunning cafes.
Bottom line:
- Italy has actually been hard struck by a major outbreak of COVID-19
- Venice is already struggling with more frequent floods due to increasing water level
- Tourist accounts for more than a 10 th of Italy’s economy
Venice in the time of coronavirus, though, is a shell of itself, with empty piazzas, shuttered basilicas and gondoliers idling their days away.
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