UNESCO threat and thoughts on banning cruise ships in Venice’s Grand Canal

Italian government discusses urgent measures to ban large cruise ships from entering its Grand Canal Venice.

Her threat had preceded her UNESCO that he will place her Italy blacklisted for lack of measures to protect World Heritage Site

In the past, the Italian government had enacted legislation to restrict the access of ships to one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world, but the alternative berth is not yet ready.

Residents of Venice They staged protests in June when the 92,000-tonne cruise ship MSC Orchestra crossed the Grand Canal in Venice and sailed for Croatia and Greece.

In April, the government of Prime Minister Mario Draghi approved a decree to build a terminal outside the Grand Canal, where ships over 40,000 tonnes could moor without having to pass in front of St. Mark’s Square.

The call for tenders for the project was published on June 29, according to Reuters and the Athens News Agency.

In the meantime, large ships will be moored in the port of Marghera, but this intermediate solution is not yet ready to be used because the port does not have suitable facilities for cruise ships.

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