• Comacchio offers Venice-like canals and charm without the crowds or overtourism issues. • The town features tranquil lagoons, pink flamingos, and eel cuisine. • This article is part of "Undiscovered Europe," a series exploring overlooked travel gems.

Roughly 20 million tourists visit Venice, Italy, each year, shuffling shoulder to shoulder over tired bridges, crowding alleyways lined with souvenir shops, and snapping selfies from gondolas in congested canals.

For over a decade, overtourism in Venice has made life harder for residents.

Enter Comacchio — an Italian city less than two hours away with a similar landscape and vibe that most tourists have yet to discover.

Like Venice, Comacchio is made up of islands, where you'll find canals rather than streets and historic, colorful b

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