They smuggled the remains to Italy in barrels ... be the main street of Venice, the roughly 2-mile Grand Canal is one of the city's most popular and highly photographed attractions.

Venice, Italy became the first city in the world to charge day tourists a fee just to visit its historic canals and other attractions on peak days. The measure is designed to counter over-tourism ...

Venice's experimental payment system for tourists had a limited impact on reducing crowds. The pilot scheme, which has been watched closely by other European tourist hotspots, covered just 29 days ...