Oh yeah...first thing out of the mayor’s mouth. The full moon and high winds pushing the water have absolutely nothing to do with it.
Total BS...its happened before, this one is not the worst...just second worst since like 1912 or so when they started keeping records...dates many be off but its not like its been forever.
St. Marks and the Doge’s Palace and all the shops have seen this before.
MEANWHILE, they have a mechanical barrier that has been under construction since 2003 and after billions of euros, is still not working or finished.
Aqua Alta: its a real thing and has been for, like, EVER.
We were there a last month. Sad to see this but in a week or so it will be all cleaned up and the crowds will be just like they were.
I was also there last month and it was great. I think they will have it fixed up in about a day based on what I saw.