Tourists Could Destroy Venice

In “Tourists Could Destroy Venice—If Floods Don't First” by Simon Worrall, a Venetian named Settis explains how the city of Venice could become lost. To begin with, important representatives of the city have thought about opening Venice as a theme park. However, Settis argues that tourist should not have to pay to explore the city and that the city itself can tell its own history because of its beauty. Also, he is a strong believer that Venice should not be famous for its tourism, but for the first reason people felled in love with it which was because of their productive activities. To add on, the price to live in Venice has dramatically increased throughout the years which have caused many citizens to move. According to the statistics “approximately