Taking a selfie against the backdrop of the Grand Canal, Ciro Esposito and his girlfriend have just arrived and are unimpressed with what may greet them in future if the Venetian authorities get their way: a minimum city entry fee of €2.50 throughout the year, rising to between €5 and €10 during peak periods.
Venice may have a centuries-long history of cultivating tourism, devising crowd-drawing events such as the annual carnival, the Biennale international art exhibition and a star-studded film festival, but the advent of mass tourism has left it struggling with how to deal with the near-constant hordes who trudge around its precious sites, through its 11th century basilica, over its famous Rialto bridge, and along its maze of winding calle.
The influx is a blessing for the local council’s coffers but a scourge on the city’s fragile monuments and environment.
作者：Angela Giuffrida
原文标题：The death of Venice? City’s battles with tourism and flooding reach crisis level
原文发布时间：06 Jan. 2019
背景知识：
我们每当听到威尼斯这个名字，就自然会联想到那是座美丽的水城。作为文艺复兴与资本主义的发源之一，这座柔情的欧洲古城自带着一种艺术与商业融合的美感。水是这座城市的灵魂，纵横交错的河道覆盖全城，数量庞大的轻舟在城中有序地穿行。但是现在如果我们有机会去一次威尼斯，看到的可能并不是你想要的美景。很多地方被洪水淹没，河道里的水已漫过路面，地标性建筑圣马可广场已经成为名副其实的“水中广场”。
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