Venice is recruiting gondoliers - but candidates face long, competitive and costly process

Robots and bubble barriers: How Venice and Portugal are tackling ocean plastic

Venice’s famous canals are facing a growing pollution problem. Once plastic litter ends up in the water, it becomes incredibly difficult to remove. Why is this plastic so dangerous, and what can be done about it?

Venice’s canals are polluted with plastic. But where does it come from?

Why is plastic pollution so dangerous for our seas? And what’s the most unexpected find in Venice’s canals? We asked Italian researcher Fantina Madricardo, who led a project using high-tech solutions to tackle the plastic crisis. Watch the video above.

Carnival celebrations kick off in Italy

Multiple Italian cities are planning carnival events for the days and weeks ahead. In Venice and Viareggio, the celebrations have already begun.

Brussels to Venice night train's maiden voyage 'couldn't even enter Italy': Here's why

The head of the company behind the journey said 'the Italians began to change their minds' on allowing the train into the country.