{"id":3582,"date":"2023-08-28T12:30:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T11:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walks.friday.ie\/?p=3582"},"modified":"2023-08-28T17:14:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T16:14:03","slug":"flooding-acqua-alta-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/flooding-acqua-alta-tips","title":{"rendered":"Venice’s Acqua Alta: A High Tide Survival Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once again, Venice’s\u00a0acqua alta<\/em> is all over the news. Rising water levels in Piazza San Marco disrupt daily life for locals – and throw a wrench in visitors’ carefully planned itineraries. So what can you do when flooding inundates the Floating City?<\/p>\n

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Flooding St. Mark’s Square can be shocking – and really throw a wrench in your travel plans. Photo credit: Egor Gordeev<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

First, it helps to have a solid understanding of why Venice floods – and how the impact of flooding has changed in the past few decades. In 2019, Venice’s acqua alta<\/em> got up to 187 cm (6 ft 1 inch), the second-highest level of flooding ever recorded.\u00a0<\/em>At that time, more than 80 percent of Venice was under water!<\/a> This left many devastating, long-lasting impacts on the city. Current efforts to correct flood damage include a \u20ac3.3 million Euro restoration of St. Mark’s Basilica<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While recent floods haven’t been quite so extreme, they can still create massive changes to your travel itinerary. Keep reading to learn how to deal with Venice’s acqua alta<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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