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Bucket-list visions of a cruise along Venetian waterways in a gondola are on pause for travellers
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Gondolas docked along a canal during low tide in Venice. All photos: AP
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Some of Venice's secondary canals are running dry after a prolonged spell of low tides linked to a lingering high-pressure weather system
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They are a popular tourist attraction
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Passengers sit on a gondola at the dock
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Venices inner city canals have practically dried up
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Pedestrians are left to survey the city on foot instead
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The dry spell comes as the city wraps up the world-famous Venice Carnival
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Venice's waterways are a critical part of daily life in Venice, where there is only one main road
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Bucket-list visions of a cruise along Venetian waterways in a gondola are on pause for travellers
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Gondolas docked along a canal during low tide in Venice. All photos: AP
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Some of Venice's secondary canals are running dry after a prolonged spell of low tides linked to a lingering high-pressure weather system
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They are a popular tourist attraction
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Passengers sit on a gondola at the dock
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Venices inner city canals have practically dried up
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Pedestrians are left to survey the city on foot instead
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The dry spell comes as the city wraps up the world-famous Venice Carnival
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Venice's waterways are a critical part of daily life in Venice, where there is only one main road
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Bucket-list visions of a cruise along Venetian waterways in a gondola are on pause for travellers
Venice canals run dry, leaving gondolas stuck in the mud
Taxis and emergency services are also struggling to navigate the waterways
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Hayley Skirka
22 February, 2023
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