November 12, 2019 is an important day in the history of Venice. The high tide that flooded the entire city reached 187 cm and ruined many facilities and homes. Venice has always dealt with the problems that come with high tide and with the fact that it’s a city on water, but never has a ..
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November 12, 2019 is an important day in the history of Venice. The high tide that flooded the entire city reached 187 cm and ruined many facilities and homes. Venice has always dealt with the problems that come with high tide and with the fact that it’s a city on water, but never has a ..
Tides are a natural phenomenon, Venetian people know it so well that they even coined their own term to describe it – “acqua alta” – and learned to live with it. Locals got used to high tides and started to deal with them as a small nuisance compared to the privilege of waking up in ..