AFP Venice ticket
Authorities want to cut number of tourists as Unesco considers putting Italian city on heritage danger listVenice will trial a ticketing system from spring next year, with day visitors charged €5 to enter the Italian city’s historic centre in an attempt to reduce tourist numbers.
Residents, commuters, students and children under the age of 14 will be exempt, as will tourists who stay in the city overnight, the local authority said in a statement. The plan, which has long been mooted, must still be approved by the wider city council, which meets on 12 September. And many details are still unclear, including how many tickets will be available.But the council executive on Tuesday agreed to a 30-day trial, likely spread out across public holidays and weekends in the spring and summer of 2024.
He said it was not about making money – with the proposed €5 fee only covering costs – but finding a “new balance between the rights of those who live, study or work in Venice, and those who visit the city”.
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