St Mark's Square in Venice has served as an important landmark for cruise ships. However, things are now set to change as the Italian government has decided to not let cruise ships sail past St Mark's Square in Venice anymore.

Cruise ships banned from St Mark's Square in Venice to protect historical heritage

Some moviegoers in the Philippine capital, tired of lengthy COVID-19 restrictions, are opting for a taste of Venice, bobbing in front of the big screen in socially distanced gondolas.

Movie by gondola: Philippine cinema offers Venice-themed pandemic escape

Lockdown has affected people, industries and countries, in totality, in various different ways. One such industry is that of the gondoliers in Venice who are facing a very different problem than the rest of the world.

'It's like bombs loading on': Venice's gondoliers complain tourists gained weight in lockdown