Venice’s romantic labyrinth of shimmering canals, gliding gondolas and opulent palaces is a must on most people’s bucket lists. But this fragile floating city in Italy suffers today from a serious surplus of tourists, meaning long lines to visit museums, waterbuses packed to bursting, hotels and B&Bs overbooked and overpriced. Earlier this month, it only narrowly escaped being placed on Unesco’s World Heritage in Danger list.
Creative travellers, though, can still discover alternative ways to visit that are both sustainable and responsible. The…
