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The Port of Cleveland is a bulk freight and container shipping port at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River on Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is the third-largest port in the Great Lakes and the fourth-largest Great Lakes port by annual tonnage. Over 20,000 jobs and $3.5 billion in annual economic activity are tied to the roughly 13 ...
The Port of Venice (Italian: Porto di Venezia) is a port serving Venice, northeastern Italy. It is the eighth-busiest commercial port in Italy and was one of the most important in the Mediterranean concerning the cruise sector, as a major hub for cruise ships. It is one of the major Italian ports and is included in the list of the leading ...
Town Hall (Palazzo Municipale) Cathedral Santa Maria or Garibaldi Gate Canal Vena Canal scene in late 19th-century Chioggia, by Gustav BauernfeindChioggia (Italian: [ˈkjɔddʒa]; Venetian: Cioxa, locally; Latin: Clodia) is a coastal town and comune (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy.
In 1291, all the glassmakers in Venice were required to move to Murano. [2] In the following century, exports began, and the island became famous, initially for glass beads and mirrors. Aventurine glass was invented on the island, and for a while Murano was the main producer of glass in Europe. The island later became known for chandeliers ...
Venice, spread over 118 small islands, is at risk of disappearing into the sea by as early as 2100 due to rising sea levels and the weight of continuous overtourism, with people and seawater ...
An Italian village in one of the world’s few “blue zones” is offering villas for $1 to Americans who were sent into a tailspin after Donald Trump's decisive presidential election win.
At the beginning of the 20th century Venice's existing port at Bacino San Marco was incapable of servicing large modern ships. [3] A new port was constructed at the western end of Venice at Stazione Marittima, but it became clear that if industry was developed in its immediate vicinity it would negatively impact on the historical city and tourism.