Are you planning a vacation to Venice? Here’s something you should know – you will be charged an entry fee from next year.
Venice has implemented these fees to solve the crowding issue and is the first city in the world to apply an entrance fee.
Read on to find out all the details about this new entry fee rule at Venice!
Venice To Impose Entry Fee For Tourists
This fee will be applicable from January 16 when tourists book their visit online before traveling. They will have to pay a basic fee ranging between €3 (Rs 247) and €10 (Rs 823).
As per Simone Venturini, the Venice tourism chief, “We are pioneers, the first city in the world to apply a measure that could be revolutionary.” He also stated that the new measure is a solution to the “overtourism” problem that the city has been facing for a long time now.
Following the Covid epidemic, tourism in the lagoon city is on the upswing, with daily tourists frequently outnumbering the 50,000 inhabitants of the city center.
The cost of the ticket will vary depending on how many people attend; the more people who want to enter, the more expensive it will be.
These People Will Be Exempt From Buying Tickets
As per the councilor for the budget Michele Zuin, there are various exceptions to the requirement to purchase tickets, even though the ticket booking system will shortly be introduced.
There will be a few people exempt from buying the tickets, and these exceptions include residents, disabled people, homeowners, people who visit the city for medical reasons or to visit relatives or to attend cultural events and children under the age of six.
Additionally, overnight hotel guests will also be exempt from this fee as they will be paying a tourist tax at the hotel already.
Visitors who fail to pay the entry fee will be subject to a fine that might range from €50 (Rs 4,116) to €300. (Rs 24,701).
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