Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you won’t need us to tell you that poor old Venice has had a rough ride in recent years.

The ancient canal city has become an unwilling poster child for overtourism, plagued by everything from rising waters and overcrowding to depopulation.

Around 30 million travellers visit Venice each year, eclipsing its 48,000 permanent residents several times over.

And that’s before we get to its involvement in the monstrous display of wealth that was the Bezos-Sanchez wedding .

Inspired by Fodor’s ‘No’ travel list , which encourages tourists to be mindful about the places they choose to visit, we’re bringing you a Venice alternative so you can do your bit to give this weary prima donna relief.

Sixteen miles south of the icon herself is Chioggia, a c

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