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  1. People cross flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy. High tides have flooded Venice, leading Venetians and tourists to don high boots and use wooden walkways to cross St. Mark's Square and other areas under water. Photo: AP
  2. People sit at the table of a bar in a flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice. High tides have flooded Venice, leading Venetians and tourists to don high boots and use wooden walkways to cross St. Mark's Square and other areas under water. Photo: AP
  3. A tourist crosses flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice. High tides have flooded Venice, leading Venetians and tourists to don high boots and use wooden walkways to cross St. Mark's Square and other areas under water. Photo: AP
  4. A young man and a woman enjoy swimming in flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy. High tides have flooded Venice, leading Venetians and tourists to don high boots and use wooden walkways to cross St. Mark's Square and other areas under water. Photo: AP
  5. A woman walks in a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice. The water level in the canal city rose to 149 cm above normal, according to local monitoring institute Center Weather Warnings and Tides. Photo: Reuters
  6. People walk in a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice. The water level in the canal city rose to 149 cm above normal. Photo: Reuters
  7. A man rests in a shop in a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice. The water level in the canal city rose to 149 cm above normal. Photo: Reuters
  8. A man walks through a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice. Photo: Reuters
  9. People walk through a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice. Photo: Reuters
  10. People walk through a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice. Photo: Reuters
  11. A woman stands on a bench above a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice. Photo: Reuters
  12. People walk in a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice. Photo: Reuters
  13. People walk in a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice. The water level in the canal city rose to 149 cm above normal, according to local monitoring institute Center Weather Warnings and Tides. Photo: Reuters

Gallery: Swapping Gondolas for swimwear

 

High tides and heavy rain flooded Venice's streets, leaving tourist hotspots virtually deserted.

Tourists chose to wade through the waters, with one group donning swimwear to sit at a table in the iconic submerged St Mark's Square.

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