Boston, MA (PRWEB) January 18, 2013
The newspapers and online media were abuzz with images of Venice submerged in tidewater, with locals and visitors on tours of Italy alike trying to make the most of a bad situation. In November, more than two-thirds of the city was submerged in water. The Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico project (MOSE), which will be the most elaborate dam construction project in the world by the time it is completed, is expected to prevent Venice and its outlying villages from being submerged once and for all. The first phase of the MOSE project was completed in September 2012, and the entire project is slated to be completed by 2014.
With all of the press that the flooding received, one would expect a negative impact on Venice tourism. After all, these are the highest water levels in almost a quarter of a century, covering much of Venice in five feet of water. However, despite these unfavorable circumstances, millions of tourists continue to flock to (one might forgive the expression, flood) the city.
When the waters were at their highest some visitors, determined not to let a little water spoil their vacation, strolled (read splashed) through the cobblestone streets, enjoyed espressowith legs submergedin flooded caf