Activists from "No Space For Bezos" gather in Campo San Giacomo square in Venice on June 13.
Photographer: Andrea Merola/BloombergBezos Wedding Draws Protests, Soul-Searching Over Tourism in Venice
The $10 million bash has called attention to whether the city needs to take stronger actions to stop a deluge of visitors.
When Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former TV presenter Lauren Sanchez get married in Venice next week in a three-day, $10 million bash, they’ll be joined not only by fellow celebrities but also by some unwelcome guests: anti-tourism activists determined to disrupt the festivities.
“We will throw ourselves into the water and use inflatables to oppose the event,” said Federica Toninello, a representative of the “No Space for Bezos” movement, which has announced plans to peacefully block land and water access to the Scuola Grande della Misericordia, which is among the rumored wedding party venues. The protest, she added, would be open to anybody “who wants to join us to take back our city.”