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St Marks square under water - Venice
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Aqua Alta: Roll Up Your Hems But Don't Wade In!
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  • Flood in Venice -- does it sound exciting or scary to you? Well, if you have been to Venice during acqua alta, you will know the correct answer. It is, "Neither." Acqua alta is nothing but high tide seeping into some of the streets in a few lower part of the city -- which always includes Piazza San Marco since it is the lowest point. However high the tide is reported to be, the level of water seen in the city is never much higher than ankle-high. Although the city is always ready for acqua alta with raised platforms to help your feet from ever touching the not-so-clean water, some tourists feel the need to rush out to buy rubber boots. If purchasing a pair of Wellington makes you feel good, then by all means do it. However, if you don't feel like spending money on something you don't have much use for later on, then all you have to do is hang loose for an hour or so until the water recedes back to the sea. Simple as that.

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    Aqua Alta: Aqua Alta
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  • On occassions, during winter especially, you will get the Aqua Alta in venice. This is where due to the high tide the water rises to the extent of flooding the squares and walk ways. This is more of an issue around the low lying areas such as St Marks square. However the local council is very well organised and wooden walkways are erected to enable the people to keep there feet dry. One Dec 28th 2005 we took the following pics with a little flooding in St marks Square. The website below gives forecast of expected water levels -

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  • Website: http://cvnws.port.venice.it/

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    Aqua Alta: aqua alta
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  • When the Adriatic is at high tide or there has been heavy rainfall, Venice suffers from high water levels(aqua alta). Particularly prevalent in the winter months. The lowest parts of Venice get flooded. The locals just don plastic sacks on their feet, held by elastic bands. But not to worry - those umbrella vendors appear selling rubber boots instead.


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    Aqua Alta: Trappatoria a La Bricola new San Marco
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  • They will convince you to eat the fish of the day (8euro/per 100g). Little do you know that they will serve you a 700g fish and you will end up paying 56euros for terrible fish in a diner type of restaurant. Please avoid and please don't be fooled. The food is awful here including the pasta.


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    Aqua Alta: Sinking
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  • Venice has sunk in the last 100 years, a result of mainland industries pumping water out of the aquiefer below the city. As a consequence, ominously high tides that used to be a minor annoyance, have become a regular winter occurence, particularly in low-lying areas like St Mark's Square.

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    Aqua Alta: Acqua alta.
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  • Occasionally the water level rises above the level of the squares and streets flooding them. Acqua alta, or high water is likely to happen between late september and april; especially during the months of october, november and december. When the city is flooded you can walk on the raised platforms that are placed for that purpose or buy a pair of rubber boots.

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    Aqua Alta: New warning system from December 2007
    Acqua alta poster - info about new warning signals - Venice
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    From December 7th 2007, a new digital sound transmitter system came into operation, to warn of imminent 'High Water' So, first a siren is used to alert everyone of the high tide alarm Next, a signal indicates the expected level of high tide - this signal has between 1 and 4 notes. 1 long sound (8 seconds) on the same note = 110cm level of high tide 2 sounds in an upward scale (4 + 8 seconds) = 120cm " " " " 3 sounds in an upward scale (4+4+8 seconds) = 130cm " " " " 4 sounds in an upward scale (4+4+4+8 seconds) = 140cm and above So, you need to count the sounds , to know the expected level. These signals are repeated several times. Apparently these alerts can be sent by text message - I was wondering how those with hearing difficulties managed.

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    Aqua Alta: High Tide In Venice
    Piazza San Marco During Acqua Alta - Venice
    Piazza San Marco During Acqua
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    If you are there at high tide you will find lots of the streets and piazze flooded. There are lots of shops that sell boots to wear just for this purpose.

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    Aqua Alta: high tide
    venice is under water more than half of the year and they`re very honest about it. there`s even a small billboard by the docks on the side of the doge`s palace saying how many days in a year ( about 200 something). expect the worst and hope for the best before going there. and if you`re as lucky as me that the few days i was there san marco was dry, don`t forget to say your prayer of thanks.


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