Flooded Venice has been hit by a new high tide of 154cm (5ft), giving residents no respite from a crisis costing Italy millions of euros. World-famous St Mark's ... from rising sea levels and ...

The church was built in honor of St. Mark the Evangelist, whose remains were stolen in Alexandria, Egypt, by a couple crafty Venetians, intent on bringing him to rest in Venice. (What made them ...

Saint Mark's, the personal chapel of the Doge of Venice during the medieval and Renaissance periods, is the most famous of a host of monuments endangered by the worst week of flooding seen in ...

Know, too, that St. Mark's Basilica only offers skip-the-line tickets from April to October. This tour could be a great way to start your visit to Venice. According to reviewers, valuable ...

One such journey will take the reader to St Mark’s Basilica, in which the genesis of Venice as a major power and trading hub will be explored. “The remains of St Mark are, according to legend ...