Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Traveling to Italy this summer? Maybe skip Venice
Popular destinations are now overrun with tourists who are creating heavy traffic, crowding sidewalks and tromping on delicate ruins.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenPopular destinations are now overrun with tourists who are creating heavy traffic, crowding sidewalks and tromping on delicate ruins. Press Play has a new summer series called #stayhome, featuring places in the world where locals are pulling back their welcome mats. We start in Venice, Italy.
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