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  • Venice council wants to introduce a ban on luggage equipped with hard rubber wheels, forcing the city's 27 million annual visitors to instead use suitcases that roll on air-filled, softer wheels that make less noise.
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  • Venice council wants to introduce a ban on luggage equipped with hard rubber wheels, forcing the city's 27 million annual visitors to instead use suitcases that roll on air-filled, softer wheels that make less noise.
    MS-Venice 004.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
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  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-006.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-005.jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - DECEMBER 18:   Protesters hold  a flare and a banner as a cruise ship passes in front of them as they protest against large cruise ships in St Mark's basin on December 18, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Venetians and Environmentalists are opposed to cruise ships, which plough through the shallow Venetian lagoon, damaging the fragile buildings and canal banks.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - DECEMBER 18:   Protesters hold  a  a banner as a cruise ship passes in front of them as they protest against large cruise ships in St Mark's basin on December 18, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Venetians and Environmentalists are opposed to cruise ships, which plough through the shallow Venetian lagoon, damaging the fragile buildings and canal banks.
    Protest against cruises venice 006.jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - DECEMBER 18:  Protesters on the Grand Canal hold  a banner as they protest against large cruise ships in St Mark's basin on December 18, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Venetians and Environmentalists are opposed to cruise ships, which plough through the shallow Venetian lagoon, damaging the fragile buildings and canal banks.
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  • Cat sitting in a cobbled street in  the historical village of Culross, West Fife, Scotland<br />
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  • Venice council wants to introduce a ban on luggage equipped with hard rubber wheels, forcing the city's 27 million annual visitors to instead use suitcases that roll on air-filled, softer wheels that make less noise.
    MS-Venice 008.jpg
  • Venice council wants to introduce a ban on luggage equipped with hard rubber wheels, forcing the city's 27 million annual visitors to instead use suitcases that roll on air-filled, softer wheels that make less noise.
    MS-Venice 006.jpg
  • Venice council wants to introduce a ban on luggage equipped with hard rubber wheels, forcing the city's 27 million annual visitors to instead use suitcases that roll on air-filled, softer wheels that make less noise.
    MS-Venice 005.jpg
  • Venice council wants to introduce a ban on luggage equipped with hard rubber wheels, forcing the city's 27 million annual visitors to instead use suitcases that roll on air-filled, softer wheels that make less noise.
    MS-Venice 002.jpg
  • Venice council wants to introduce a ban on luggage equipped with hard rubber wheels, forcing the city's 27 million annual visitors to instead use suitcases that roll on air-filled, softer wheels that make less noise.
    MS-Venice 001.jpg
  • Venetians take part in an environmental protest on the waters of the Lagoon against  big cruises and the digging of the new Contorta Canal in Venice<br />
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  • Venetians take part in an environmental protest on the waters of the Lagoon against  big cruises and the digging of the new Contorta Canal in Venice<br />
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  • Venetians take part in an environmental protest on the waters of the Lagoon against  big cruises and the digging of the new Contorta Canal in Venice<br />
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  • Venetians take part in an environmental protest on the waters of the Lagoon against  big cruises and the digging of the new Contorta Canal in Venice<br />
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  • Venetians take part in an environmental protest on the waters of the Lagoon against  big cruises and the digging of the new Contorta Canal in Venice<br />
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  • Venetians take part in an environmental protest on the waters of the Lagoon against  big cruises and the digging of the new Contorta Canal in Venice<br />
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HOW TO LICENCE THIS PICTURE: please contact us via e-mail at sales@xianpix.com or call our office in London +44 (0)207 1939846 for prices and terms of copyright. First Use Only ,Editorial Use Only, All repros payable, No Archiving.© MARCO SECCHI
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  • Venetians take part in an environmental protest on the waters of the Lagoon against  big cruises and the digging of the new Contorta Canal in Venice<br />
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  • Venetians take part in an environmental protest on the waters of the Lagoon against  big cruises and the digging of the new Contorta Canal in Venice<br />
<br />
HOW TO LICENCE THIS PICTURE: please contact us via e-mail at sales@xianpix.com or call our office in London +44 (0)207 1939846 for prices and terms of copyright. First Use Only ,Editorial Use Only, All repros payable, No Archiving.© MARCO SECCHI
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  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-021.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-020.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-018.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-014.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-012.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-010.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-009.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-008.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-007.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-003.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-002.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-001.jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - DECEMBER 18:  Protesters hold  a banner as they protest against large cruise ships in St Mark's basin on December 18, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Venetians and Environmentalists are opposed to cruise ships, which plough through the shallow Venetian lagoon, damaging the fragile buildings and canal banks.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - DECEMBER 18:  Protesters at Punta della Salute hold  a banner as they protest against large cruise ships in St Mark's basin on December 18, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Venetians and Environmentalists are opposed to cruise ships, which plough through the shallow Venetian lagoon, damaging the fragile buildings and canal banks. (Photo by Marco Secchi/Getty Images)
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  • Medieval buildings in hastings Old Town, East Sussex, England
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  • Actor entertaining tourist in Edinburgh Scotland
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  • Red Door in the historical village of Culross, West Fife, Scotland<br />
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  • The mercat cross in the historical village of Culross, Fife, Scotland<br />
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  • View of the British Airways London Eye from the river Thames<br />
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  • View of Budapest parliament at sunset, Hungary Discover Budapest with a photo walk and photography workshop lead by award winner photojournalist Marco Secchi Budapest in Hungary is an excellent capital do discover with a Photography Walking Tour
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  • Venice council wants to introduce a ban on luggage equipped with hard rubber wheels, forcing the city's 27 million annual visitors to instead use suitcases that roll on air-filled, softer wheels that make less noise.
    MS-Venice 007.jpg
  • Venice council wants to introduce a ban on luggage equipped with hard rubber wheels, forcing the city's 27 million annual visitors to instead use suitcases that roll on air-filled, softer wheels that make less noise.
    MS-Venice 003.jpg
  • Venetians take part in an environmental protest on the waters of the Lagoon against  big cruises and the digging of the new Contorta Canal in Venice<br />
<br />
HOW TO LICENCE THIS PICTURE: please contact us via e-mail at sales@xianpix.com or call our office in London +44 (0)207 1939846 for prices and terms of copyright. First Use Only ,Editorial Use Only, All repros payable, No Archiving.© MARCO SECCHI
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  • Venetians take part in an environmental protest on the waters of the Lagoon against  big cruises and the digging of the new Contorta Canal in Venice<br />
<br />
HOW TO LICENCE THIS PICTURE: please contact us via e-mail at sales@xianpix.com or call our office in London +44 (0)207 1939846 for prices and terms of copyright. First Use Only ,Editorial Use Only, All repros payable, No Archiving.© MARCO SECCHI
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  • Venetians take part in an environmental protest on the waters of the Lagoon against  big cruises and the digging of the new Contorta Canal in Venice<br />
<br />
HOW TO LICENCE THIS PICTURE: please contact us via e-mail at sales@xianpix.com or call our office in London +44 (0)207 1939846 for prices and terms of copyright. First Use Only ,Editorial Use Only, All repros payable, No Archiving.© MARCO SECCHI
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  • Venetians take part in an environmental protest on the waters of the Lagoon against  big cruises and the digging of the new Contorta Canal in Venice<br />
<br />
HOW TO LICENCE THIS PICTURE: please contact us via e-mail at sales@xianpix.com or call our office in London +44 (0)207 1939846 for prices and terms of copyright. First Use Only ,Editorial Use Only, All repros payable, No Archiving.© MARCO SECCHI
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  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-022.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-019.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-017.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-016.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-015.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-013.jpg
  • Venice The winds of crisis howling through the world are rattling the doors of the glass blowers of Murano.and more and more furnaces are closing leaving space for more hotels and tourist attactions<br />
Two factors are routinely cited in the industry's decline. One is the difficulty of recruiting young Venetians. The work is demanding and uncomfortable. Glassmakers spend much of their day close to kilns heated to 1400 degrees. The other factor is cheap imitation products.
    GlassCrisisMurano-004.jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - DECEMBER 18:  A protester holds  a flare in front of a banner as they protest against large cruise ships in St Mark's basin on December 18, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Venetians and Environmentalists are opposed to cruise ships, which plough through the shallow Venetian lagoon, damaging the fragile buildings and canal banks.
    Protest against cruises venice 009.jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - DECEMBER 18:   Protesters hold  a flare and a banner as a cruise ship passes in front of them as they protest against large cruise ships in St Mark's basin on December 18, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Venetians and Environmentalists are opposed to cruise ships, which plough through the shallow Venetian lagoon, damaging the fragile buildings and canal banks.
    Protest against cruises venice 007.jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - DECEMBER 18:    A protester holds  a flare in front of a banner as they protest against large cruise ships in St Mark's basin on December 18, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Venetians and Environmentalists are opposed to cruise ships, which plough through the shallow Venetian lagoon, damaging the fragile buildings and canal banks.
    Protest against cruises venice 005.jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - DECEMBER 18:  Protesters hold  a banner as they protest against large cruise ships in St Mark's basin on December 18, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Venetians and Environmentalists are opposed to cruise ships, which plough through the shallow Venetian lagoon, damaging the fragile buildings and canal banks.
    Protest against cruises venice 004.jpg
  • The 31st of October will close the five stars Luxury Hotel S Clemente Palace in Venice, 150 people (70 seasonal) will lose their job, it is an other worrying sign of the difficult situation of the Tourism industry in Italy and in Venice,
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  • The 31st of October will close the five stars Luxury Hotel S Clemente Palace in Venice, 150 people (70 seasonal) will lose their job, it is an other worrying sign of the difficult situation of the Tourism industry in Italy and in Venice,
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  • The 31st of October will close the five stars Luxury Hotel S Clemente Palace in Venice, 150 people (70 seasonal) will lose their job, it is an other worrying sign of the difficult situation of the Tourism industry in Italy and in Venice,
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  • The 31st of October will close the five stars Luxury Hotel S Clemente Palace in Venice, 150 people (70 seasonal) will lose their job, it is an other worrying sign of the difficult situation of the Tourism industry in Italy and in Venice,
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  • The 31st of October will close the five stars Luxury Hotel S Clemente Palace in Venice, 150 people (70 seasonal) will lose their job, it is an other worrying sign of the difficult situation of the Tourism industry in Italy and in Venice,
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  • The 31st of October will close the five stars Luxury Hotel S Clemente Palace in Venice, 150 people (70 seasonal) will lose their job, it is an other worrying sign of the difficult situation of the Tourism industry in Italy and in Venice,
    3DS_0409.jpg
  • The 31st of October will close the five stars Luxury Hotel S Clemente Palace in Venice, 150 people (70 seasonal) will lose their job, it is an other worrying sign of the difficult situation of the Tourism industry in Italy and in Venice,
    3DS_0484.jpg
  • The 31st of October will close the five stars Luxury Hotel S Clemente Palace in Venice, 150 people (70 seasonal) will lose their job, it is an other worrying sign of the difficult situation of the Tourism industry in Italy and in Venice,
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  A large crowd walk in one of the "calli" around Rialto Bridge on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  A Gondola sails the Grand Canal in front of a busy Rialto bridge on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11: A young tourist touches the water of a canal behind St Mark's Square on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  Tourists relax on the bank of St Mark's basin on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11: A large cruise ship sails in front of St Mark's Square on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  Two tourists walk with their bike, it is not permitted to ride a bike in Venice, on one of the bridges near Rialto area August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  Few gondolas carring tourists are blocked due to traffic  on a canal near Rialto bridge on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  A group of tourists sit at a table of a a bar in St Mark's Square on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  Tourists que in  St Mark's Square for the entrance to the Basilica on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  A large crowd of tourists cross the Ponte della paglia behind St Mark's Square on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  Tourists stand on a bridge facing the famous Bridge of Sighs behind St Mark's Square on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  Tourists stand on a bridge facing the famous Bridge of Sighs behind St Mark's Square on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
    Tourism Venice 016.jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  Tourists stand ona bridge facing the famous Bridge of Sighs behind St Mark's Square on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  A large cruise ship sails in St Mark's Basin in front of San Giorgio on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  Tourists walk along Bacino Orseolo near the gondole on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  Tourists que in  St Mark's Square for the entrance to the Basilica on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  Tourists walk on one of the fondamenta near a Gondola stop behind St Mark's Square on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11: A woman with an umbrealla sails on a motor boat while several tourists stand on bridges on a canal behind St Mark's Square on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  Tourists walk in the shopping area near Rialto Bridge on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11:  Two tourists look at masks at a stall near Rialto Bridge on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 11: A couple of tourists play cards sitting on a well dating XV hundred century on August 11, 2011 in Venice, Italy. Italian heritage group Italia Nostra warned  that Venice is facing an irreversible environmental catastrophe unless visitor numbers are capped. The acceptable maximum number of tourists for Venice is 33,000. In 2011 the average number of visitors to the city daily is 60,000 that is too high for such a fragile city and is causing the gradual destruction of the lagoon ecosystem.
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