Marcantonio Brandolini, the Count who wants to refloat Venice: “Complaining about tourists is not a good campaign for the city”

The Counts have no reputation for getting up early, but Marcantonio Brandolini d’Adda (Paris, 33), a member of one of the most aristocratic families in Venice, is nothing like other counts. This prince with a Roman general’s name —and profile — rises at dawn and at seven o’clock in the morning is already working on the island of Murano, famous for his tradition in glass making. It doesn’t take more than 20 minutes to make the boat tour from his …