Venice Before And Now Coronavirus

Ever resilient italians in venice are looking to the.

Venice before and now coronavirus. Relaxed and unique in this coronavirus pandemic summer the city has sorely missed its visitors. A year ago venice was on the front line of italy s growing battle against mass tourism. The coronavirus lockdown has left venice streets empty and a drastic drop in water traffic means sediment in the canals has been able to settle. But the city is also looking for new approaches beyond mass tourism.

The european space agency has released two images of venice taken one year apart which highlight the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on its famous waterways. Now as italy is recovering from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic including a dramatic drop off in. Satellite images released by the european space agency show how clear venice s canals have become since the city went under lockdown amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The esa released images of venice on tuesday taken by copernicus sentinel 2 mission one from april 19 2019 and another from april 12 2020 for comparison.

Right now though the whole country is under lockdown as coronavirus continues to spread and locals in venice have noticed that the water in the city s canals has become much clearer with small. Under venice s strict rules of self confinement to prevent the spread of the coronavirus all journeys but a trip to walk the dog or buy food are forbidden the ancient city has been.