Construction of the "Mose"

This being built to protect Venice as the oceans rise..The project is an integrated system consisting of rows of mobile gates installed at the Lido, Malamocco and Chioggia inlets that are able to temporarily isolate the Venetian Lagoon from the Adriatic Sea during high tides. Together with other measures such as coastal reinforcement, the raising of quaysides, and the paving and improvement of the lagoon, MOSE is designed to protect Venice and the lagoon from tides of up to 3 metres (9.8 ft).

The "Incolae Lacunae"...The Lagoon Dwellers

April 20th 2016
As Bill has been to Venice several times, and I have been once, we knew we weren't going to do the "big sights" on this trip. Our plans only included wandering around the city and visiting Murano. Since we had an afternoon while docked in Venice on the cruise ship, we decided to use that time to visit Murano. It was a beautiful day again, and, while there were mobs of tourists everywhere, it was e ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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