Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wedding leaves Venice divided

Lavish wedding entertainment Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and TV presenter Lauren Sanchez ends tonight in Venice with the main gala events.

But as guests of their celebrities are stacked in water taxis from their luxury hotels, Paparazzi saved, some bodies are collected to protest the great event.

Their causes are diverse, from locals who oppose excessive tourism in a tender city, activists protest against climate change and capitalism.

Although they plan to march on Saturday night, it plans to start in city channels with crocodiles to inflatable and block the passage away.

It was noticed to start at the Harry Bar for Lunch on Saturday, Bezos kissed towards the cameras when the local journalist asked what he did from protests.

The deputy mayor of the city rejected activists as “Narcis’ and insisted on the wedding” High quality tourism “of Venetian needs.

Simone Venturini, the city councilor for economic development, said that “a lot of people want to get married in Venice” now and amplifier of city wedding will be married.

“We are not Iran. The city can’t say who can or who can be married. We don’t have a moral police,” said BBC at the Grand Canal Bank, such as gondolas filled tourists.

Activists have already requested one victory.

The party is far from the city center for security reasons. A new place of maintenance, arsenale, is easier to protect it.

“I think the main problem is that Venice becomes an amusement park” Hard Paola, the Italian member of the Group of Rebellion for extinction.

It is especially undertaken that a wedding on private nozzles arrived here and claim the world of the world the worst polluters.

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

The Italian media jumped on Glitz and glamor of what they transfer “Wedding of the Year”.

Their pages and posts are full of images of 200 or more famous personalities in the city, including Leonardo di Caprio and Kim Kardashian.

There is a conversation about bangs SIPE – Tonight spreads the code, cooked regional style – and photos of the bride garlic dresses, is obviously inspired by Sophia Loren in the 1950s.

It seems, however, that the conversation about this wedding brought the city into the stop was overwhelmed.

Ivanka Trump was observed in an art gallery, as well as for Bill Gates, and a new married couple were photographed and filmed in different locations and clothes.

But most tourists or dimensions are more likely to bump on Bezos seems, who made the purpose of traveling from Germany to set for photographs, but any of the real life rich and famous.

There are a lot of water taxis and gondola still free for rent and there are no crowds of angry tourists, deprived of their magical rides.

Some streets are briefly closed around the main events, but it seems that the disorder is minimal.

Most posters declared “no space for Bezos” is demolished and only unusual little graffiti can be seen. Project attempts The slogan on buildings quickly stopped the police.

The planned March by the demonstrators on Saturday night takes place with an official license.

But the fears of Venice become a tourist court, forcing the shops outside the city, are not exaggeration.

Just down from the main train station, a police check visitors randomly for passing passage. It’s a new measure to try to control the crowds.

All around, cafes are full of people shining with moisture and pink than brutally fierce sun.

A short walk is a pretty market in which Roberto Zanon spent his whole life, but who must now leave.

His landlord sold his home to developers outside the city and 77-year-old is broadcasting together with their two dogs.

Finding anything else in his home town is impossible, says Roberto. Cannot compete with higher-payment tourists.

“One, two, three doors – these are locals, but now the rest is for tourism,” Roberto says, showing in a wooden door around his squares.

“There are fewer small milk here,” he says softly that he is deeply upset with the loss of his home. “There’s no more point. Lose friends. Lose part of your heart. But unfortunately this situation is unstoppable.”

That doesn’t mean Roberto Frecepting a billionaire choosing in Venice for her wedding, tired.

For many years, he worked in tourism and calls it “honor” that he has such famous guests in the city who loves so much. “I find it positive.”

He is not alone.

In a souveniring shop that sells magnets and shirts, ice is all in favor of Beos-Sanchez Bonanza.

The blunt is, “I think there should be more people like Beza. We’re currently getting garbage tourism and Venice don’t deserve it.”

The ice was once a private shop that sells quality Italian goods, but had to close it to adapt to low spending market. “It’s the cost, Hit and the steering wheel,” she says. “People take flights of 20 euros, come here and don’t spend nothing. It’s not what Venice needs.”

So what will be left, when is the big party out of town?

The Deputy Mayor confirmed Tech Boss Bezos donated “About three million euros” to groups working on the stand in this fragile city in the water, in the support gesture.

As for 30 million euros, the wedding can take the city in other ways – activists call that “fall in the lagoon” for one of the richest people on earth.

“It’s about three euros for a normal person, if you are in proportion to people in the wealth,” Lorenzo said from the rebellion of extinction. “It’s a very small amount of money.”