Venice brings back entry fee for tourists

From 18 April, tourists will have to pay again to visit Venice. Each year, 30 million tourists visit the Doge's city. Most of them are day-trippers, and they may have to dig deeper into their wallets.

The measure was taken to limit the number of tourists in Venice. In the short term, this did not reduce numbers, but it did generate €2.4 million for the Venetian city treasury.

The amount to enter Venice on 54 days (mostly weekends) between 18 April and 27 July remains €5. Tourists who decide last minute to head to the lagoon city and book a ticket online three days before their visit must pay double.

Those staying overnight in Venice do not have to pay for an access ticket, but they must register.

(PP with DC - Source: Corriere.it, Venezia Today via Guardian - Picture: © Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash)