The population of Venice peaked at 164,000, but there has been a mass exodus from the world's most beautiful city. Jobs have disappeared to the mainland and tourists now outnumber residents. Tom Kington talks to locals who fear that the Queen of the Adriatic is in danger of losing her soul Venice, Italy. Photograph: Corbis As the remaining carnival confetti was cleared from the narrow, labyrinthine streets of last week, residents emerged here and there from behind closed doors to watch...
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