Venice Archives – Jan Fuscoe - Award-winning Writer & Photographer https://www.janfuscoe.com/tag/venice/ Sat, 20 Apr 2024 11:30:51 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://www.janfuscoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/favicon2.png Venice Archives – Jan Fuscoe - Award-winning Writer & Photographer https://www.janfuscoe.com/tag/venice/ 32 32 172376967 Venice https://www.janfuscoe.com/venice/ https://www.janfuscoe.com/venice/#respond Sun, 08 Feb 2015 07:44:10 +0000 https://www.janfuscoe.com/?p=3547 Venice was once a water-logged destination for those escaping the plague on mainland Italy. It became one of the most powerful Italian republics, a great maritime power, and centre for the world’s finest art and music. Today the city seems to be drowning under the weight of its success. Each year it’s invaded by tourists…

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