Venice | The gondoliers in their straw hats and striped shirts are doing brisk business, St Mark’s Square is thronged with crowds, and pavement cafes are packed with tourists sipping glasses of chilled prosecco.–
After a difficult two years, which started with devastating floods in late 2019, tourism is returning to Venice with a vengeance, hotels are reporting healthy occupancy rates, the narrow streets are pulsing with visitors and the city is celebrating the 1600th anniversary of its founding in AD421.
