Starting next month in June 2022, the City of Venice is set to charge a fee on its incoming tourists. Read more here if you're thinking of heading to the gorgeous Italian city this summer. travel luxurytravel
Rialto Bridge. Image: Vincenzo Landino/Unsplash
As a popular tourist destination, Venice welcomed more than 30 million visitors annually pre-Covid — 70 per cent of whom only stopped in for the day, according to the . And these visitors, who usually enter the city to visit the Rialto Bridge and St. Mark’s Square via their cruise ships, contribute very little to the city’s economy.passing through the Giudecca Canal and St. Mark’s Basin. The damages brought on by these large vessels have devastated the city’s foundations and harm the fragile ecosystem of its lagoon.
“It is an unconstitutional measure and against European law,” city councilor Marco Gasparinetti told La Stampa, according to. “It is humiliating for the city, for its residents and for visitors. It is unthinkable to charge a family or a friend of a Venetian to enter the city.” With this slew of actions taken by the Italian government, it is hoped that over-tourism in Venice can be alleviated over time and people can be more aware of their impacts on the city.
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