Tourists coming to Venice for a day trip must pay a fee of five euros to enter the Italian city. This measure will be introduced in the spring of 2024, after years of warnings from the authorities to reduce mass tourism.
Venice’s municipal council has detailed that the charge applies to visitors over the age of 14 who are not staying overnight in the city and who are not included in the exclusions. That is, people traveling for work, study or relatives of those who have paid the IMU in the municipality of Venice do not have to pay the fee.
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The reason for the accusation is that Venice could lose its World Heritage badge from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and be included in the list of world heritage sites in danger due to two factors: climate change and mass tourism.
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According to UNESCO, these factors cause damage to the structures of buildings and urban areas, affecting their social and cultural identity.
“The continued development of Venice, the consequences of climate change and mass tourism threaten to cause irreversible changes in the exceptional universal value of the property,” the entity said about this city, which is one of the most visited in the world.
For this reason, it is expected that in 2024 the reservation system to enter Venice will also arrive.
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This system would work through a digital platform, so that tourists enter the date of their trip well in advance and receive a QR code to enter the city.
There would be no visitor limit, but the entrance fee could be higher depending on the number of tourists who have already booked for a certain date.
While visitors who arrive in Venice without having booked and paid will have to pay the full amount of 10 euros and face fines of between 50 and 300 euros.
The money raised would be used for the maintenance and cleaning of the city. (JO)
Source: Eluniverso
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