Venice has been drowning throughout its history, but in the last century, major floods have flooded the city with alarming ...

St. Mark's Square, or Piazza San Marco, is considered by many to be the heart of Venice.As the largest square in Venice, St. Mark's Square is the only piazza in the city. Lining the square are ...

Venice, Italy, is romance: a bridge arching over a canal, a gondola gliding by, the moon reflecting off water. Venice is history: the Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Piazza San Marco, the Grand ...

I have traveled to Venice for many years as a cockeyed tourist, optimistic in discovering the best, but ultimately ending up at a tourist trap café near the famed Piazza San Marco. I have ...

It was the worst flooding seen in Venice for at least a decade. Meanwhile, the Italian Civil Protection Agency said Tuesday that the death toll from the fierce storms battering Italy rose to 11 ...

As Venice experiences the ... the Piazza San Marco, and more, have been impacted by the floods. Though flooding is common throughout Italy — especially as winter nears and winds carry water ...

Flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy, in front of St. Mark's Basilica, on ... This week it was submerged in water so deep that one man was seen using the famous piazza as a swimming pool.