In this edition

• Etna's Ash Reaches Venice's Summer Travel Plans

  Mount Etna's eruption halts Catania flights, sending disruption through Italy's summer travel as Veneto's tourism season feels the ripple.

  Tommaso Veronese · 440 words

• Po River Drought Tests Veneto's Water Lifeline

  The Po River's historic low levels, reported by Euronews, signal a summer of strain for northern Italy's farms and water supplies, including Veneto.

  Tommaso Veronese · 430 words

Recent headlines from this bureau

• Po River Drought Tests Veneto's Water Lifeline
• Etna's Ash Reaches Venice's Summer Travel Plans
• EU Curbs on 'Forever Chemicals' Reshape Veneto's Food Packaging
• Po River at historic low as fourth heatwave grips northern Italy
• Wildfire near Lake Garda forces evacuations as heatwave grips region
• Hugo cocktail takes aim at Aperol in UK summer of spritz
• Spain's Border Checks Threaten Venice's Summer of Visitors
• Venice Braces for Red Alert as Heatwave Strains the Lagoon

Geography & climate

Humid continental; foggy winters, hot summers.

The lagoon and the Adriatic, the Po and Adige deltas, the Venetian plain, the Dolomite foothills.

Economy & culture

Mass tourism, Prosecco and wine, eyewear and luxury manufacturing, small-firm export districts.

Venice and its global myth, Palladian villas, the Biennale, a proud regional identity.