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Low turnout frustrates vote on whether to give city more control of its own affairs
Residents say tourist hotspot needs more powers to tackle floods and crowds
The city has been blighted by politicians’ failure to meet its unique challenges
City officials have linked the record water levels to climate change
Marketing wizards can distribute tourists more evenly by making obscure places famous
Proper infrastructure and planning will keep cities from losing out on the economic benefits
An archive of contemporary Murano glass is being assembled on Venice’s San Giorgio Maggiore island
Protests against vast liners on the lagoon prompt government move to reroute ships
House prices have bucked the downward trend of the Italian market as the Biennale brings interest from the art world
In the spaces between the Arsenale and Giardini, a new programme of live works is coming to the city
The debate about levying extra charges conveys the sense that visitors are a nuisance
The director’s sprawling family drama ‘Roma’ scoops the film festival’s top prize — and secures a theatrical run
Jacques Audiard heads back to the Old West while Olivier Assayas ponders the digital future
Allotments tended by retired fishermen provide a Michelin-starred establishment with local produce
Those who enjoy the longest and most productive careers tend to shift focus regularly
A garden installation at the rear of a 19th-century palace connects the city to its surroundings
Our guide to the best of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition
In an age of global chain stores, how can we reimagine the old town square?
For two decades, the influential British thinker obsessively recorded views of Venice and St Petersburg
Soho House’s new outpost in the former BBC headquarters and a £1,000-per-night retreat at the Blue Lagoon
A windfall of half a million pounds — the equivalent of some bankers’ bonuses — could buy an imaginative escape from the City
The US’s etiquette doyenne likes micromosaic glass, which reminds her of Venice
From a major exhibition by Damien Hirst to a Warhol-Rauschenberg pairing at the Cini Foundation
Institutions announce a more permanent engagement in the city — but is there a year-round audience for them?
Nigeria’s overdue debut and a South African prizewinner represent the diverse art of the continent
