Venice entry tax project postponed again indefinitely

A real sea serpent. In April 2022, Venice announced through its tourism assistant Simone Venturini the postponement of the introduction of the tax for its 30 million annual tourists.

Once announced for June 2022, the measure was postponed to January 16, 2023. This date has just been set aside by the town hall and the deadline pushed back to the summer of 2023. Contacted by

, the municipality indicates that the project should be put to a vote before the Christmas period 2022. Then, six months should be necessary for its implementation, this

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This tax has something to give the authorities a hard time: presented as a means of facilitating access to the Serenissima, overflowing with tourists, it is actually complicated to apply.

The crux of the problem: ticket control, which is particularly difficult to operate.

It is difficult to see the Serenissima equip itself with turnstiles or security gates at its entrance.

The amount of this tax, on the other hand, is already defined.

It would be between 3 and 10 euros.

This price will depend on several factors, such as the time of year or the profile of the visitor.

Students, people coming to visit a family member or residents of the Veneto region will not have to take out their wallet.

Finally, tourists who have scheduled one or more nights in a hotel establishment or a Venetian rental will be exempt, as they must already pay a tourist tax when making their reservation.

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A QR code and agents to control

In the end, only tourists visiting the historic center of Venice for a day will be affected by this tax.

The town hall has already announced its terms of payment.

An online booking platform will be available in several languages.

Future visitors to the City of the Doges will be able to fill in their date of arrival.

A ticket in the form of a QR code will be provided to them;

this may be required in the event of an inspection by agents specially mandated by the city.

In any case, despite repeated setbacks, the town hall does not wish to question this project.

In August 2021, Simone Venturini assured

that the introduction of this tax would be "

" and that the city "

" in reference to tourist overcrowding .

Faced with some 40,000 daily visitors, the city is gradually taking the means: banning liners of more than 25,000 people in the historic center in March 2021 and closing souvenir shops in April 2022.