Ten Venetian Myths Debunked: The truth about the fake news surrounding Venice, Italy

You May or May Not Have Been to Venice, But It Is Likely That What You Know About This Famous City Is Probably Wrong! This Book Debunks The Top 10 Fake News and Sets the Record Straight…

Venice is one of the most iconic cities in the world. Hundreds of millions have already visited 'the city of canals' and millions more will continue to travel there in future years.

Yet, despite Venice’s global popularity, there are some persistent myths about the city that are just simply untrue, or wildly inaccurate.This book tries to rectify these false beliefs so that these stubborn fallacies can be dispelled once and for all.

By reading this book you will free yourself of the burden of persistent myths and understand some basic truths about Venice, such as:

How Venice was built on natural sandbars and not artificially made
How land subsidence and sea-level rise have made Venice susceptible to high tides and how these are been stopped with modern flood gates
How Venice can be quite affordable despite common beliefs to the contrary
Why the hospitality sector became dominant in the Venice economy
How to understand and navigate the maze of Venetian streets
How horses were used in Venice for the first 500 of its history
How the first permanent bridges were only built in the XII century