Olympic flame glides on traditional Venetian boats down the Grand Canal

The Olympic flame makes a landmark run through Venice, gliding on boats down the Grand Canal and across St. Mark’s Basin.

AP explains as Olympic flame passes down Venice’s Grand Canal

The Olympic flame on Thursday crossed through the romantic, lagoon city of Venice, where torchbearers glided on traditional ...
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Tourists fined and banned from Venice for swimming in canal

A couple from the United Kingdom had to cut their vacation in Venice short after being caught swimming in the Grand Canal.The 35-year-old British man and his 25-year-old Romanian girlfriend were ...

Yours for €20m: Venice’s most cursed palazzo

A “cursed” palazzo in Venice whose owners have been struck down by tragedy, misfortune and death through the centuries is ...