Venice is one of Italy’s most frequented tourist hotspots and will soon require an entrance fee of up to $12 to reduce the number of tourists.
The move also includes new provisions that require tourists to make appointments to enter the city. The daily entry limit will be enforced by installing electronic revolving doors.
Residents, relatives of residents, children six and under, and those who book local hotels are not subject to the new regulations.
According to reports, a city council member was critical of the move, saying it would turn the city into a theme park.
Italian newspapers reported the details of the move on Saturday printed matter.
This small city, which can receive up to 80,000 tourists a day, has been burdened by a large influx and has been seeking to implement such tourist measures since February 2019. The plan was stopped due to the pandemic.
In addition to these restrictions, the city also added a new rule earlier this month, and now Ban large cruise shipss From sailing to the center of Venice to help keep the water clean. The closure measures have helped the canal, which has been the most unobstructed in years.
Residents are frustrated by the large number of tourists. In 2017, thousands of Venetians protested how the influx of tourists was damaging residents’ housing, services, and opportunities.
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— The Times (@thetimes) August 23, 2021
