Full sense of presence! Thank you for the excursion! Since my childhood, Venice has been associated with the operetta Truffaldino from Bergamo.
We, in houses, are struggling with dampness ....... I wonder what they are fighting in Venice))) Erosion of piles, this is understandable. How do they solve the issue of water supply and sanitation? One more thing, I don’t see fishermen at all, is it related to the sewage system?
Great questions...
Since Venice is a group on of islands, there is a massive sea around it where fishing is done. The Canal water is salty like the sea (not rivers), and is used more for transportation (like roads).
Sewage is transported via pipes that also empty into the sea (like most coastal towns).
Erosion is a major issue. Most of the houses that are next to water have sunk a little into the water such that the first floor (ground floor) is no longer used. - except for storing boats.
Thanks for the informative answer! I did not know about the presence of sewer pipelines. I have already begun to think that they are draining directly under the house.
Now I understand why they built their houses on the water. This is a pirate fortress. Narrow passages did not allow foreign troops to move on land. They could easily shoot from the windows. Large ships also could not advance through narrow channels. These "merchants" could piracy with impunity. This is similar to the defense that 300 Spartans staged in a battle with the troops of Xerxes. At first glance, this is just a house, there are no defensive walls of the fortress, but this is a fortress, where one person can hold back the onslaught of enemies in the whole street. The house can be accessed only through a small door at the water's edge, a very tricky idea.