Instagram video of a Polish tourist, who takes unexpected Friday to the Venetian channel, has become a viral, which again caused a debate on the reliability of Google maps in the Italian city.
A 19.1 million video video shows that Wiktoria Guzenda is walking down the stairs while glued to her phone, then suddenly lost his balance and plunged into the channel. The video later shows her scraped leg after the misfortune.
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“When Google Maps says” Go Straight “, but you’re in Venice,” read the text overlap of video that many social media users left in the division. While some struck entertainment in the incident, others quickly pointed out that the mapping service often introduces tourists in the Venetian maze of similar stripes.
The user wrote: “Quick question: What did you think?”
Another user wrote: “It’s like the episode of the office when they try GPS and end up in a pond.”
The third user asked, “She thought she was going to walk on the water?”
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“Everyone was trying to make a joke about how the maps directed it into the channel and slipped. That’s it,” he explained the fourth.
The fifth user asked, “Why do children deliberately hurt their opinions these days?”
Watch a viral video here:
Why do Google Maps in Venice don’t work well
Travel experts have long warned that Google maps are not the most reliable tool for navigation in Venice. The city is divided into six Setieri (districts) with an unusual street number, which is notorious even for seasoned travelers.
The unique features of Venice add to the uncertainties: blind aisles blocked channels, narrow streets masked like streets and bridges that do not connect where maps indicate they should. In addition, fluctuating water levels can suddenly cause certain routes to be impassable – something that rarely corresponds to digital maps.
“Google maps often direct tourists to routes that simply do not exist or are blocked by channels. Many visitors find themselves at the edge of water without a bridge, exactly where Google maps said they should turn,” the tour leader explained.
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As a result, several travel sites recommend using traditional paper maps, local guides or navigation applications designed specifically for Venice.
This is not the first time the Google Maps led tourists on a mislead
This is not an isolated incident. At the beginning of this year, the traveler from Boxar to Delhi shared a tormenting account almost stuck after blindly on Google maps.
In December 2024, three friends passengers had a narrow escape when their car plunged 15 feet in the dry bed Kalapura Canal near Bareilly. The driver, listed by Google Maps, drove on a dangerous channel track. The car overthrew after hitting a broken bridge, but fortunately all passengers survived with minor injuries. Local residents and police later helped pull the vehicle using the JCB machine.
From the improper handover of drivers to channels in India to leading tourists at Venice misleading, the latest viral video is another reminder that while technology can lead, it is not always reliable. Sometimes old -fashioned navigation tools can only be a safer bet.
(Tagstotranslate) The Venetian channel
