Venice To Charge Entrance Fees Starting Summer 2022
The new measure being implemented hopes to ease the overcrowding situation in the island city.
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The City of Venice is set to charge a fee on its incoming tourists come summer 2022 as lawmakers have approved new measures in a bid to ease overcrowding on the island. The set of restrictions will come into effect next summer.
Day-trippers to the Italian city will be required to book a visit in advance, pay a fee between ?3 and ?10 (depending on the season) and pass through electronic turnstiles. The set of regulations was reported by the Italian newspaper, La Stampa. Those who will be exempted from the tax are guests who have booked overnight stays, residents and their relatives and children under the age of six.
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Talks regarding the access fees were first announced in 2018 and scheduled for implementation in May 2019 but it got delayed and put on hold last year when the pandemic halted international travel.
With this upcoming implementation, Venice will be the first major city in the world to institute such measures and the fees collected will help to conserve the UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Rialto Bridge. Image: Vincenzo Landino/Unsplash
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The post Venice To Charge Entrance Fees Starting Summer 2022 appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: Dimitry Anikin/Unsplash
The City of Venice is set to charge a fee on its incoming tourists come summer 2022 as lawmakers have approved new measures in a bid to ease overcrowding on the island. The set of restrictions will come into effect next summer.
Day-trippers to the Italian city will be required to book a visit in advance, pay a fee between ?3 and ?10 (depending on the season) and pass through electronic turnstiles. The set of regulations was reported by the Italian newspaper, La Stampa. Those who will be exempted from the tax are guests who have booked overnight stays, residents and their relatives and children under the age of six.
READ MORE: Venice Battles Flooding, Power Outage and A Potential Loss of Tourism
Talks regarding the access fees were first announced in 2018 and scheduled for implementation in May 2019 but it got delayed and put on hold last year when the pandemic halted international travel.
With this upcoming implementation, Venice will be the first major city in the world to institute such measures and the fees collected will help to conserve the UNESCO World Heritage site.
READ MORE: France?s ?Nice the Beautiful? is Now on UNESCO World Heritage List
Rialto Bridge. Image: Vincenzo Landino/Unsplash
As a popular tourist destination, V...
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