VENICE, Italy, May 3 (UPI) -- Retired Italian industrialist Guido Terruzzi, known as the "nickel king," has purchased controlling interest in Venice's historic Palazzo Grassi.

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VENICE, Italy, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Gondoliers are subject to spot breathalyzer checks as part of a crackdown on Venice's increasingly unruly and crowded canals.

VENICE, Italy, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- After a week of inaugural concerts, Venice's restored La Fenice opera house closed Tuesday until November 2004 for technical equipment adjustments.