The Flies that Come With the Morning: A Little Diatribe on Pigeons in Venice (and the tourists who feed and handle them)

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Pigeons mean problems in Venice and other cities with ancient architecture. But tourists insist on feeding and handling them -- when they wouldn't do so at home.

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Tourists outnumber residents in Venice, leading to CNN recently naming it as a destination to avoid in 2018. But if you plan to go anyway, here are some Venice travel tips for the first-timer. Not what to see or where to eat but some general advance planning advice such as when to go, how to get around, areas to stay in, accessibility, and how to hire a gondola when you do get there.

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