Jul 6, 2022
Venice will, from Jan 2023, ask day-trippers to make reservations and pay a fee.
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This is in a bid to better manage visitors who often far outnumber residents there.
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Such visitors clog the narrow streets and foot bridges of the historic lagoon city.
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The new rule kicks in Jan. 16, 2023, and is for those who do not stay overnight.
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Such visitors will have to sign up online for the day of the visit and pay a fee.
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The entry fee ranges from 3 to 10 euros per person - depending on advance booking.
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The fee also varies according to whether it's peak season or the city is crowded.
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Transgressors risk fines of up to 300 euros, if unable to show proof of payment.
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Why a fee? Roughly four-fifths of all tourists come to Venice just for the day.
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And they provide just a fraction of the revenue from those staying overnight there.
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