Venice has been hit once again by “Acqua Alta”, high waters flooding the city mainly between October and February every year.
Today it was about 120cm, which means that about 29% of the city was flooded. Venetians are used to it and are normally alerted when the tide is going to be +110cm with acoustic signals or an sms service they have subscribed to.
If you are not in a hurry you can just wait a few hours to allow the water to go back down. The water rises and goes back down in 6 hour cycles, which means, that every 6 hours a flood in Venice could occur if the water would rise over the mareographic zero. 5% of the city gets flooded if the tide is +100cm, but this normally happens only in fall and winter and of course not every day.
If you want to experience live “Acqua Alta” you can just take your shoes off and roll up your pants and walk over flooded St. Mark’s Square. Another option is to buy the typical Venetian boots for $15-$20 and walk around.
The city of Venice is well organized and will set up walk ways for those who are not prepared and if you are going to Venice tomorrow 28th October to participate or watch the 27th Edition of the Venice Marathon take your boots along as “Acqua Alta” will be more than +120cm again!
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