The measure seeks to fight against mass tourism and will apply during the spring and summer months. I know what it is about.
Venicerecognized as the destiny of love par excellence, began to sell tickets to enter the citywithin the framework of a plan to combat mass tourism during the months of spring and summer, it was officially reported. Learn more about this new entry requirement.
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Ticket to enter Venice: prices, exceptions and when it will be in effect
In full high seasonbetween April 25th and the July 14tourists who visit Venice for the day they must buy a ticket for tour the old city between the 8.30 and the 16 (local time), no visitor limitwhile municipal authorities study the system effectiveness.
The ticket of €5 ($5.5), that Municipality started applying from this weekcan be purchased through Venice official site, in English and Italian. Each buyer will get a QR code that will give access for one day to the city, according to the AFP news agency.
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The residents and the born in Veniceas well as the students, workers and homeowners in the city they will be exempt to pay and reserve a time slot. In any case, anyone caught without entry will be fined between €50 and €300.
It is worth mentioning that the visitors under 14 years old and the tourists with hotel reservation they must check in and get a QR codebut access for them will be gratuitous.
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Venice, first city in the world to implement the ticket payment system
This project, announced last September, aims to combat city saturationfamous in the world for its works of art, bridges and canalsand which has been part since 1987 of the World Heritage of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
“Venice is the first city in the world to implement this systemwhich can serve as example for others fragile cities that must be protected“, declared its mayor last November, Luigi Brugnaro.
Venice In September, she narrowly escaped being included on the list of World Heritage in danger from UNESCOas the experts from that agency had requested in July. UNdue to the risk that the mass tourism and the climate change.
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Some 3.2 million tourists They spent the night in the historic center of Venice in 2022, according to official data, a figure that does not include thousands of visitors who go there just for the day.
Source: Ambito
