the iconic florian cafe which is an international hotspot attracting multiple customers such as andy warholld, and was due to celebrate its 300th anniversary this year. instead, they have been closed for overfour months. having been recently reopened, anna tells me how how they have been getting on. it was carnival, the end of february. has the cafe ever been closed for that long? never, not even during the world war. how much down are you on business, 50, 60%? i would say 70%. as much as that? venice relies on tourists. no tourists, no life in venice. those who complain, what shall we do without tourists? now, a good proportion of the clientele here come straight from the cruise liners. in total, those ships account for about 1.5 million extra visitors every year, but not everyone here is delighted to see them. the recent pause in tourism provided by the pandemic has fuelled local protests calling for the government to seize the moment to turn the tide on mass tourism. this woman is part of a network of over 3000 venetian residents campaigning to protect the heritage of their city. what do

the iconic florian cafe which is an international hotspot attracting multiple customers such as andy warholhe world, and was due to celebrate its 300th anniversary this year. instead, they have been closed for overfour months. having been recently reopened, anna tells me how how they have been getting on. it was carnival, the end of february. has the cafe ever been closed for that long? never, not even during the world war. how much down are you on business, 50, 60%? i would say 70%. as much as that? venice relies on tourists. no tourists, no life in venice. those who complain, what shall we do without tourists? now, a good proportion of the clientele here come straight from the cruise liners. in total, those ships account for about 1.5 million extra visitors every year, but not everyone here is delighted to see them. the recent pause in tourism provided by the pandemic has fuelled local protests calling for the government to seize the moment to turn the tide on mass tourism. this woman is part of a network of over 3000 venetian residents campaigning to protect the heritage of their city. w

the coffee house is an international hot spot attracting multiple customers such as andy warhol, charlieworld, and was due to celebrate its 300th anniversary this year. instead, they have been closed for overfour months. having been recently reopened, anna tells me how how they have been getting on. we closed the very lat day of carnival, the end of february. has the cafe ever been closed for that long? never, not even during the world war. how much down are you on business — 50%, 60%? i would say, 70%. as much as that? venice relies on tourists. no tourists, no life in venice. there was a complaint, what shall we do without tourists? now, a good proportion of florian‘s clientele come straight from the cruise liners. in fact, in total, those ships account for about 1.5 million extra visitors every year. but not everyone here is delighted to see them. the recent pause in tourism provided by the pandemic has fuelled local protests calling for the government to seize the moment to turn the tide on mass tourism. this woman is part of a network of over 3,000 venetian residents campaigning to

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