A bridge too far? New Venice mayor defends US ambassador superyacht road trip along Italy coastline

Venice has welcomed a new mayor with a philosophy rooted in embracing contradiction. France 24 reports that Simone Venturini, just one month into his tenure, is rejecting binary views of the city. Rather than seeing it as merely an open-air museum endangered by mass tourism, or simply a global cultural monument, Venturini frames Venice as a living, breathing community that must simultaneously preserve its fragile heritage, remain open to international exchange, and reinvent its economic future—a delicate balancing act that accepts complexity instead of choosing sides.

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