Photo: GC/PixabayThere are often more tourists than residents in the center of Venice. Mass tourism has begun to threaten the historical identity of the city, so UNESCO is considering taking appropriate measures
Venice plans to experimentally introduce five-euro tickets for one-day visits by tourists next year, the city administration announced.
The tickets will be introduced on a trial basis for 30 days, the focus will be on spring holidays and weekends during the summer when the number of tourists is at its peak, reports Reuters. Entrance to the "city of canals" would be paid by all visitors over the age of 14.
The aim of the measure is to find "a new balance between the rights of those who live, study or work in Venice and those who visit the city," said the city's tourism adviser Simone Venturini.
The ticket collection plan was first introduced in 2019, it was postponed first due to the covid-19 pandemic, and later due to technical and procedural reasons.
There are often more tourists in Venice than the approximately 50.000 inhabitants of the city center.
Reuters reminds us that UESCO experts recommended in July that Venice and its lagoon be added to the list of endangered world heritage and claim that Italy is not doing enough to protect the city from the effects of climate change and mass tourism.
Venice has been on the list of protected world cultural heritage since 1987. If it were to be declared endangered, Italy would be obliged to take appropriate steps, first of all to reduce mass tourism, which is beginning to threaten the authenticity of the historic city.
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