Hundreds enjoy colourful splendour of Venice’s Historical Regatta as costumed Gondoliers race up the Grand Canal Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the colourful Historic Regatta festival in Venice this weekend The festival dates back to the 13th century and sees dozens of boats sail up the Grand Canal every September Gondoliers in historical costumes … Read more
Hundreds enjoy colourful splendour of Venice’s Historical Regatta as costumed Gondoliers race up the Grand Canal Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the colourful Historic Regatta festival in Venice this weekend The festival dates back to the 13th century and sees dozens of boats sail up the Grand Canal every September Gondoliers in historical costumes … Read more
An octopus is the latest creature to be spotted in the canals of Venice after the coronavirus lockdown turned the water clear. The octopus was sighted near the Piazzale Roma last week and reported to experts at the city’s Institute of Marine Sciences. Scientists are puzzled at how the creature got there, suggesting it could have … Read more
A jellyfish was filmed gliding in a Venetian canal after the city’s emblematic waterways became their clearest in living memory because of the coronavirus lockdown. Zoologist Andrea Mangoni filmed the creature swimming in ‘exceptionally calm’ waters near the city’s Bareteri Bridge last week. The barrel jellyfish was visible through the water of the canals, which are … Read more
Venetian canals are the clearest they have been in living memory after Italy’s coronavirus lockdown stopped boats from bringing sediment to the surface. In a rare welcome side-effect of the health crisis, the usually murky waterways are clear enough to see the schools of fish under the water. White swans are also roaming the canals … Read more