Visitors are streaming across a narrow path now connecting San Biagio Island to the edge of Lake Garda, a symbol of the winter drought hitting northern Italy
Dotted with cypresses and rocky white beaches, San Biagio island was in the past only accessible by boat.
The unusual phenomenon recalls the"Floating Piers" installation created in 2016 by artist Christo, when yellow floating footbridges were placed across nearby Lake Iseo. Five years ago, Matteo Fiori had to wade his way to San Biagio island, also known as the Island of Rabbits, holding his rucksack above his head to keep it dry.
Almost 28 million tourists visited Lake Garda last year, around 40 percent of them from Austria, Germany and Switzerland."It's like walking on water," said Afra Vorhauser, from the northern town of Merano, after walking across to the uninhabited island.
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