Carnival crowds and travel gridlock make life 'difficult' as social media users chime in

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Carnival crowds and travel gridlock make life 'difficult' as social media users chime in

Social media users are posting videos of crowds in Venice, Italy, as Carnival commences this year. The City of Canals has been trying to curb the overtourism trend.

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The streets of Venice (north-east of Italy) have been full of tourists at the beginning of their famous Carnival, causing large agglomerations that caused congestion on some of the main roads last weekend and have rekindled criticisms against mass tourism in the city of canals. The large number of visitors caused blockades on some of the streets, making it difficult for pedestrians trying to travel from one place to another, according to images …

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Carnival chaos in Venice as tourists swamp canal city

Carnival crowds arrive before Venice entry fee kicks in. Venice streets and bridges were thronged with tourists over Valentine's weekend, as carnival celebrations got underway, raising fresh concerns of overcrowding in the Italian city. The controversy was sparked by viral video footage of crowds barely able to move on Ponte Rialto as visitors jostled for a view of the spectacular carnival water parade along the Grand Canal below. Around 150,000…

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The city, overwhelmed with 150,000 visitors, is considering increasing the price of admission