Jonathan uiancey examines tne relationships between five pairs of cities around the world.
4: Venice/Mestre - Culture Alone Does Not a City Make. With the exception oftourism, Venice has pushed all of its commerce and most of its poor across the lagoon to Mestre. Now Mestre, derided for years as the twin no one wanted to know, is developing an identity of its own. Is a city a city without the lifeblood of business and development? Producer Jane Beresford