KLouis

I don't want to sound too pessimistic, but since decades the population of Venice's centro storico (what's in the lagoon, not the parts on the continent) have been decreasing; interestingly, the commune as a whole has a rather steady, if not increasing population. This is due many many different factors, among which the tourism overkill is one. There have been many ideas proposed by many people how to address the issue, by both experts and dilettantes, and no change is so far in sight. The banning of the big cruise liners is a good idea, but will it help? Only time will show. I fully understand AA100's nostalgia, I have similar feelings when I think of my own home town (present pop.: >4 millions; pop when I was born: ~800K ). S..t, that's unfortunately the way it goes...