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Welcome to Venice. That’ll Be 5 Euros, Please.

Baua Electric

Some held signs saying, “Venice is not for sale” and “Stick It to the Ticket,” and chanted, “We want to take back our city.” “A The resident population in the city center has eroded to fewer than 49,000 people, from nearly 175,000 in 1951, according to municipal statistics. It’s “fair enough,” Ms. Venice is a lovely place.