Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wedding leaves Venice divided

The generous wedding party of Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos and TV presenter Lauren Sanchez ended with the main gala event in Venice on Saturday evening.

However, while famous guests were preparing to step into water taxis from luxury hotels, the paparazzi was prepared, some Venetians gathered to protest the big incident.

The reasons are diverse, from locals against extreme tourism in a sensitive city, to activists protesting against climate change and capitalism.

Hundreds of people walked in the city on Saturday, hung the poster from the Rialto Bridge “No Field for Bezos” and launched multi -colored cartridges. However, swelling plans to start the city channels with crocodiles and to prevent the passage of wedding guests.

When he went to Harry Bar at lunch on Saturday, when a local journalist asked what he was doing from the protests, he blew the kisses towards the cameras.

The deputy mayor of the city dismissed as “narcissists” and insisted that the wedding needs “high -quality tourism”.

Economic developments, Municipal Assembly Member Simone Venturini, “Many people will want to marry in Venice” and hopes that the city’s wedding sector increases, he said.

“We are not Iran. The city cannot say who can get married or who cannot get married. He said the moral police were walking around.”

The activists already demanded a win.

Tonight, the party moved further from the city center for security reasons. Arsenale, the new place, is easier to protect.

“I think the main problem is that Venice becomes like an amusement park,” the Italian member of the rebellion group of the destruction group.

He argues that the wedding guests come to private jets, and that the world’s elite is the worst pollutants.

“Of course, the fact that mass tourism is eating live, but the fact that billionaires can come here and use the city as an amusement park is a tremendous problem.”

The Italian media spread the “wedding of the year” to the glow and charm of what they dubbed.

Pages and posts are currently full of pictures of 200 A list of celebrities in the city, including Leonardo Di Caprio and Kim Kardashian.

Ink fish feasts are mentioned-this evening’s spread Morina, cooked regional style-will include photos of the bride’s white lace Dolce and Gabbana dress inspired by someone worn by Sophia Loren in the 1950s.

However, this wedding, which stops the city, seems to be overly swollen.

Ivanka Trump was detected in an art gallery like Bill Gates, and the newly married couple was photographed and taken in various places and clothes.

However, most tourists or Venetians are more likely to turn from Germany to a cloth -like appearance that goes on a journey to poses for photographs.

Numerous water taxis and gondolas still have no furious tourists who are deprived of their free and magical journeys for renting.

Some streets were briefly closed around the main events, but the deterioration seems to be minimum.

Most of the posters that declared “no field for bezos” have been torn and only strange graffiti can be seen slightly. The attempts to reflect slogans to the buildings were quickly stopped by the police.

A march planned by protesters on Saturday evening is taking place with official permission.

However, the fact that Venice has become a tourist playground is not an exaggeration of fears that force the locals out of the city.

Immediately after the main train station, police randomly control visitors for compulsory day crossings. Trying to control crowds is a new measure.

Everywhere, cafes are full of people with bright and ruthlessly severe sun pink.

Roberto Zanon has spent his entire life in a short walking distance, but now it is necessary to leave.

The host sold his home to out -of -city developers and the 77 -year -old child is soon released with two dogs.

Roberto is impossible to find something else in his hometown. He cannot compete with high -wage tourists.

“One, two, three doors – these are locals, but the rest is now for tourism, Rob Roberto points to the wooden doors around his square.

“There are less and less venetian here, dedi he says quietly, deeply upset about the loss of his house. “There is no purpose anymore. You lose your friends. You are losing the piece of your heart. But unfortunately this situation cannot be stopped.”

This does not mean that Roberto is afraid of a billionaire who chose Venice for his wedding.

He worked in tourism for many years and says “an honor” to have such famous guests in the city. “I find it positive.”

He’s not alone.

In a gift shop selling magnets and T-shirts, Leda is in favor of Bezos-Sanchez Bonanza.

Blunt: “I think there must be more people like Bezos here. We are taking garbage tourism right now and Venice does not deserve it.”

LEDA was selling quality Italian goods to his own store, but he had to close it to adapt to a low market. “Low -cost, hit and running tourism, or he says. “People get 20 euro flights, come here and don’t spend anything. That’s not Venice’s need.”

So, what’s going to stay when the Great Party goes out of town?

The Deputy Mayor confirmed that the technology boss Bezos donated “about three million euros” with a support gesture to the groups working to support this fragile city in the water.

When it comes to 30 million euros, the wedding city can clarify in other ways – activists call it a “fall in the lagoon” for one of the richest men in the world.

“If you put it in proportion to Bezos’s reserve, there’s about three euros for a normal person, Loren Lorenzo said. “This is a very low amount of money.”