Studies by Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics ... Artesian wells were used to get fresh water in Venice. But, they made ...

while rain lashing the rest of Italy prompted warnings in Florence and Pisa. Venice's latest “acqua alta”, or high water, hit 150cm on Sunday, lower than Tuesday's 187cm - the highest level in ...

This story appears in the March 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. When confronted with the limits of the known world, a 16th-century European cartographer inscribed the warning “Here ...

The best time to visit Venice is from September to November when ... Although acqua alta (high water) can occur anytime between late September and April, it's most likely to happen in November ...

The opening weekend of Carnival in Venice culminated with a water procession along the Grand Canal that finished in front of the Rialto Bridge with a flourish of colorful streamers and confetti — all ...