VENICE, Italy -- It's a simple solution, but one that may keep the marble columns and valuable mosaics of Venice's iconic St. Mark's Basilica safe from seawater-induced erosion: A set of glass ...

How can Venice save Saint Mark’s Basilica from the rising waters of Acqua Alta, the lagoon’s seasonal high tide? In a simple and straightforward solution, the Italian city has erected glass barriers ...

(VENICE, Italy) — Nicola Causin was 17 years old when he started working with glass. “It was like falling in love,” he said. That love hasn’t faded after 34 years of honing his craft on Murano, a ...

Murano’s Venetian glass factory heritage is evident everywhere. In my opinion, native Venetians are born with royal status in the amazing, aquatic, Italian city that otherwise teems with day-tripping ...

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The Venice City Council has moved ahead with the partial reconstruction of Santiago Calatrava’s litigious, infamously slip-and-fall-prone pedestrian bridge, Ponte della Costituzione, spanning the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Angelina Villa-Clarke is a London-based travel journalist. Feb 22, 2024, 10:30pm EST Back in the days when I was a student living ...

VENICE, ItalyVENICE, Italy — It’s a simple solution, but one that may keep the marble columns and valuable mosaics of Venice’s iconic St. Mark’s Basilica safe from seawater-induced erosion: A set of ...