In protest, campaigners in popular cities like Florence, Rome and Milan have been sabotaging ... and handle check-in ...

Many will no doubt flock to the most obvious destinations: Paris, Venice, Florence, Barcelona. But they will be missing out on hidden gems that offer the same experience at a fraction of the cost.

With over-tourism plaguing many major European cities, such as Paris, Venice, Rome and Barcelona ... spa town in the Austrian mountains and the 'Florence of Southern Italy'.

The map below shows the location of Florence and Venice. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...

Venice's St Mark's Square was closed on Sunday as the historic city suffered its third major flooding in less than a week, while rain lashing the rest of Italy prompted warnings in Florence and Pisa.