Please, don't feed them! and other Venice, Italy Warning Or Danger Tips

Piazza San Marco is also home to hoards of pigeons, according to statistical almanacs in a number of between 50000 - 150000. Feeding them is one of the main tourist attractions in San Marco, however, pigeon waste damages the historic sites, is a rising danger to people by transferring parasites and bacteria and is costly to clean up.

In hope of keeping Venice cleaner and preserving its historic monuments from 2008 the city of Venice has banned pigeon feeding altogether, it has been a crime and will be fined with 500 Eu.

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When a very high tide combines with low atmospheric pressure and strong scirocco wind, there is the risk of Acqua alta, or "high water" (+ 90 mm above normal high tide.), first of all in the months of October, November, and December.
This is only a fun if you are prepared with wellies - but sometimes the flood is so high you need thigh-high waders or else you must be prepared to stay indoors until the tide lowers. Fortunately the flooding in Venice is tidal and will go down within 12 hours.
When there is going to be an exceptionally high tide, a siren is sounded over the whole city in plenty of time to warn you to get to where you need to be.
The most extreme acqua alta in 22 years, was on December 1, 2008, when the water level reached 156 cm and flooded more than 90% of the city.

In the near future the global warming may cause a bigger threat by the rising sea level. There are some projects on the way with the intention, to turn the Lagoon into a freshwater lake by closing off it from the sea.

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