Holidaymakers will soon have to pay €5 a day to explore the historic centre of Venice, as the Italian city aims to crack down on overtourism.
Last summer, it was reported that several measures have been proposed to control tourist numbers, such as an online booking system and a fee to enter the city via Disneyland-style electronic turnstiles.
Before the pandemic, more than 25 million people visited the city each year.
According to Euronews, tourists will only be able to visit the city once they have booked €5 tickets online.
The tickets will only be valid for one day, with the aim of limiting the number of entries. The system will come into force in a few weeks’ time, said the report.
Simone Venturini, the city’s deputy mayor for tourism, told Euronews that the aim is to discourage “one-day tourism”.
Furthermore, 500 cameras will monitoring the flow of visitors and police will also be able to establish the identity of people thanks to data from mobile phones, said the report.
The Italian city has tried to cope with rising numbers of visitors for many years and last summer it banned large cruise ships.
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