Holding back the tide
An interesting Guardian piece on Venice’s fight against high tides: http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/jun/16/inside-venice-bid-hold-back-tide-sea-level-rise
Venice lagoon islands
Murano
Murano is the biggest island of the lagoon. The unique and artistic way of working with glass has made it famous worldwide. All glass furnaces moved here on 1291 as a way of protecting […]