In this edition
No dispatches in today's edition.
Geography & climate
Humid continental; foggy winters, hot summers.
The lagoon and the Adriatic, the Po and Adige deltas, the Venetian plain, the Dolomite foothills.
Economy & culture
Mass tourism, Prosecco and wine, eyewear and luxury manufacturing, small-firm export districts.
Venice and its global myth, Palladian villas, the Biennale, a proud regional identity.
Recent headlines from this bureau
- Venice Over-Tourism Becomes a Global Parable
- Acqua Alta and the Lagoon's Future in the World's Science Press
- The Biennale as Foreign Critics See Italy's Culture