Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez leave Venice to split

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and TV host Lauren Sanchez are having a luxurious wedding tonight at the end of the main party event in Venice.

But paparazzi calmed down as their celebrity guests drove from luxury hotels into the water taxi, and some Venetians were gathering to protest the big event.

Their reasons vary, from locals’ opposition to overtourism in subtle cities to activists who protest climate change and capitalism.

When they plan to parade on Saturday night, they plan to bring themselves into the canal of inflatable crocodile and block access for wedding guests.

When a local journalist asked him what he thought of the protests, Bezos blows to the camera as he finds entering Harry Bar’s lunch on Saturday.

The city’s deputy mayor regards activists as “narcissists” and insists that weddings are a demand for “high-quality travel” in Venice.

City Economic Development Councillor Simone Venturini said he hopes that now “a lot of people want to get married in Venice” and promote the city’s wedding field.

“We are not Iran. The city can’t say who can or who can’t get married. We don’t have moral police walking around,” he told the BBC on the banks of the Grand Canal, because gondolas is full of tourists.

However, the radicals have won a victory.

Tonight’s party is further away from the city center for safety reasons. New venue Arsenale is easier to protect.

“I think the main problem is that Venice becomes like an amusement park,” said Paola, an Italian member of the Extinction Insurgency.

She especially angered the wedding guests to arrive here as a private jet and considered the world’s elite to be the worst polluters.

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

Italian media leaps into the charm and charm of their voiceover at the “Wedding of the Year”.

Their pages and posts are filled with photos of 200 A-level celebrities who are now in town, including Leonardo di Caprio and Kim Kardashian.

There is a topic about the Mee Banquet – the spread tonight will feature cod, a cooked regional style – and photos of the bride’s White Lace Dolce and Gabbana gowns, apparently inspired by the 1950s Sophia Loren wears.

However, it seems that the topic of the wedding stopping the city is exaggerated.

Ivanka Trump, like Bill Gates, was found in an art gallery where the newlyweds were filmed and filmed in various places and costumes.

But most tourists or Venetians are more likely to bump into a Bezos-like journey from Germany to poses to take photos instead of any wealthy and famous figures in real life.

There are plenty of water taxis and cable cars that are still available for free, and no angry crowds of tourists have been deprived of their magical tour.

Some streets were briefly closed around the main event, but the disruption seemed small.

Most posters that declared “the space without Bezos” were torn to pieces, with only strange graffiti visible. Attempts to project slogans on buildings were quickly stopped by police.

Protesters plan to take place on Saturday night, with formal permission.

But the fear of Venice becoming a tourist playground is not exaggerated.

Below the main train station, police randomly checked visitors for mandatory passes. Trying to control the crowd is a new measure.

There are cafes everywhere, filled with people shining from the soaked moisture and pink sunshine.

Just a few steps away is the beautiful square where Roberto Zanon has spent his whole life, but he must leave now.

His landlord sold his home to a foreign developer, and the 77-year-old was quickly deported with two dogs.

Roberto said anything else in his hometown was impossible. He can’t compete with high-paying tourists.

“One, two, three doors – that’s the locals, but the rest is all tourism,” Roberto said.

“There are fewer and fewer Venetians here,” he said quietly, deeply uneasy about the loss of his homeland. “There is no purpose anymore. You have lost friends. You have lost a heart. But sadly, this situation is unstoppable.”

This doesn’t mean that Roberto is choosing Venice for the wedding for the billionaire, be aware.

He himself worked in the tourism industry for many years and called him such a famous guest in the city, which he himself loved very much. “I found it positive.”

He is not alone.

In souvenir shops selling magnets and T-shirts, Leda favors Bezos-Sanchez Bonanza.

She said bluntly: “I think there should be more people like Bezos here. Now, we get garbage tours, and Venice is not worth it.”

Leda used to have its own shop selling quality Italian goods, but it had to be closed to accommodate the low-spending market. “It’s low-cost, hit tourism,” she said. “People are flying in 20 euros, come here and don’t spend one thing. That’s not what Venice needs.”

So, what will be left when a large party plane goes out?

The deputy mayor confirmed that tech boss Bezos has donated “about 3 million euros” to groups that protect this vulnerable waters to provide support.

As for the €30 million wedding, it could purify the city in other ways – one of the wealthiest people on the planet calls it a “lagoon.”

“If you match the wealth of Bezos, the average person is about three euros,” said Lorenzo of The Rebellion of Extinction. “It’s a very low amount of money.”