Open letter signed by 21 high-profile personalities after news that cruise ship will sail past St Mark’s Square

A host of famous personalities including the Rolling Stones frontman, Mick Jagger, and the actor Tilda Swinton have supported an appeal urging the Italian government to introduce a special law to safeguard Venice.

Tourists have started to return to the lagoon city since Italy eased coronavirus travel restrictions in mid-May. But residents and those with close links to the city do not want it to return to its pre-pandemic status – when it was overwhelmed by daytrippers and giant cruise ships that wreaked havoc on its fragile lagoon.

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Source: The Guardian