VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - A long-delayed flood barrier successfully protected Venice from a high tide for the first time on Saturday, bringing relief and smiles to the lagoon city following years of ...

VENICE, Italy (AP) —Floated along by barge , one of the 10-ton barriers designed to relieve Venice’s perennial flooding looks like a giant plaything: an oversized hinged yellow Lego. Central to the ...

A small islet in Venice that used to only pop up during the summer months due to high tides can now be enjoyed year-round thanks to the city’s flood barriers. Venetians have long enjoyed this secret ...

The Venice lagoon's warm waters and sandy beaches have drawn tourists from around the world for hundreds of years. Now, locals and visitors alike have one more spot to set up their deck chairs as a ...

VENICE, Italy, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Venice deployed its long-delayed flood barriers for the first time on Saturday as forecasters warned that storms could combine with high tides to inundate the city.