Venice is one of the most visited cities in Italy and a real tourist magnet.
From 2022 the long-planned entrance fee for tourists should come.
Venice has been trying to get mass tourism under control for a long time.
Before the corona pandemic, huge crowds caused traffic jams in the narrow streets of the Italian city and there was also a lot of traffic in the canals.
For this reason, an entrance fee for tourists has been planned for some time, which is now to be officially introduced next year.
Day trip to Venice: From 2022 only for an entrance fee
From summer 2022, day tourists will only come to Venice for a fee, as reported by the news site
Travel + Leisure
, citing the Italian portal
La Stampa
. This varies depending on the season.
For the high season in summer a maximum of 10 euros should be due, for the less popular travel times at least 3 euros are planned
. In order to keep the tourist crowds in check, visitors should be able to simply register via an app. Payment should also be made
via this
, as
reported by the
Urlaubstracker.de
portal
. Tourists are then allowed
to come to Venice at hubs
that are placed at the nodes of the city.
However, residents and their relatives, children under the age of six and visitors staying in local hotels are exempt from the fee.
Also interesting
: This is how you fill out the Italian entry form correctly.
Corona pandemic reduces pollutants in Venice
Originally, the
entrance fees for day tourists were to
be introduced in summer 2019.
The corona pandemic initially thwarted the plans.
Nevertheless, due to the slump in tourism, Venice achieved a
40 percent
drop in
pollutants
in the canals and waters, as
reported by
La Stampa
.
The fee is intended to ensure that the water quality and cleanliness in the city can continue to improve.
Venice introduced a ban on large cruise liners in the city center last month.
Small ships should still be allowed to sail into the lagoon.
(fk)
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