Tourists return to Venice as lockdown eases in Italy – in pictures
After three months of empty squares and alleys, and stranded gondoliers, Venice is welcoming tourists back
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Customers embark on a gondola ride. The Covid-19 epidemic has killed more than 34,000 people in Italy, but as the number of new cases steadily falls so the country continues the process of deconfinement that began last month
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Customers enjoy a drink at the terrace of Caffè Quadri on St Mark’s Square
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A delivery man arrives with the goods
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An employee sets out chairs in the 18th-century Caffè Florian in St Mark’s Square, after its three-month closure
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People relax in the sunshine in St Mark’s Square
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A street seller prepares for the arrival of tourists. Souvenir shops have reappeared in St Mark’s Square and almost all shops and restaurants have reopened
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Gondoliers are back in business
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A waiter serves customers on the terrace of Caffè Florian
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Sightseers pause to view the Bridge of Sighs
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A gondolier approaches the Rialto Bridge
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A waiter talks with customers
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Tourists queue to enter the Doge’s Palace. Inside the palace, masks are compulsory, signs encourage people to keep their distance and all rooms are controlled to avoid overcrowding
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Gondolas pass under the Bridge of Sighs
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Tourists admire the Doge’s Palace. The country’s many monuments, famous buildings, museums and emblematic places have almost all reopened, including St Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the site of Pompeii, the leaning Tower of Pisa, and the cathedrals of Florence and Milan
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A gondola ride in the Rialto neighbourhood
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Not all forms of tourism are welcome. Members of Comitato No Grandi Navi form a human chain at the Zattere to protest against too much tourism, and cruise ships
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