New rules banning loudspeakers and limiting tour group sizes to 25 people have come into force in Venice. The measures have been introduced to limit the impact of over-tourism on the Italian city, officials say. The canals of Venice’s historic…
Venice becomes 1st city in the world to charge day trippers a tourist fee to enter
On Thursday, Venice, Italy became the first city in the world to charge day tourists a fee just to visit its historic canals and other attractions on peak days. The measure is designed to counter over-tourism and mitigate the deleterious…
Venice to ban large tourist groups and loudspeakers
Venice is to ban loudspeakers and tourist groups of more than 25 people, in a bid to ease the impact of mass tourism on the Italian city. The new rules will come into effect from June, the city said in…
Mystery of why Venice’s Grand Canal turned fluorescent green is solved
The spectacular transformation of a stretch of Venice’s Grand Canal to fluorescent green was due to fluorescein, a non-toxic substance used for testing wastewater networks, local authorities have concluded. Residents noticed a stretch of Venice’s Grand Canal turned bright green…
Marilyn Monroe biopic ‘Blonde’ leading Netflix pack of Venice hopefuls
The upcoming Venice Film Festival is getting ready to unleash a robust roster of Oscar hopefuls promoted by boatloads of Hollywood stars, with Netflix spearheading the Lido landing in September. As Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera begins to lock in…
Major film festivals to unite for YouTube event
Major film festivals – including Berlin, Cannes, Toronto and Venice – are to join forces for an online event. We Are One: A Global Film Festival, will be hosted by YouTube from 29 May. It comes after coronavirus caused disruption…
*Court remands father for raping 17-year-old daughter (Punch) *Gynaecologist urges women not to remove their pubic hair (Nation)
Court remands father for raping 17-year-old daughter (Punch) An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that a 45-year-old man, Aderemi Adeleja, who allegedly defiled his 17-year-old daughter, be remanded in a correctional centre pending legal advice. The Chief Magistrate,…
Will Eko Atlantic City be destroyed by water? Find out
There are many cities in the world that are sitting, literally, on water. There is Holland for example. Many do not know it but the famous Schiphol airport is sitting on what used to be water. It is actually four…