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Venice access fee: what is it and how much does it cost?

The Italian Unesco site is hoping to reduce over-tourism with the charge – the first of its kind in a major city

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2024

In World First, Venice To Trial Day Tickets

Venice will this week begin charging day trippers for entry, a world first aimed at easing pressure on the Italian city drowning under the weight of mass tourism.

International Business Times · Apr 23, 2024

Venice mayor says he is brave like Marco Polo in charging day-trippers €5

Luigi Brugnaro claims he is taking a risk no other politician would take with his measure to preserve the city

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2024

The stupidest things tourists have done on holiday

A trip abroad can quickly turn sour if you don’t respect the local culture and customs

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Venice mayor wants to give tourist ‘certificate of stupidity’ after they jumped off building into canal

The city leader described the jumper as a ‘delinquent’

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023

'Cretin' tourist dives 30ft into Venice canal wearing only underpants as mayor rages

The young man, clad solely in his underpants, was filmed leaping from the top of the building and performing what looked like a belly flop into Venice's canal below

Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2023

Bustling Venice delays charging tourists for daily visits

Venice is delaying plans to introduce an entry fee for visitors because the city council has not yet fully approved the new admissions process, a spokesman for Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said on Friday.

Reuters · Nov 11, 2022

Venice mayor calls out 'imbeciles' surfing Italian city's historic canals

Incensed by two people he saw as making a mockery of Venice, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro offered a free dinner to anyone who could help bring them to justice.

WEKU · Aug 19, 2022

The Loop: Donald Trump affidavit one step closer to release, UN Secretary-General visits Ukraine, and tourists fined for surfing Venice's Grand Canal — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

ABC News · Aug 18, 2022

Venice mayor hits out at ‘idiot’ tourists for surfing along Grand Canal as two fined

Venice’s mayor had offered dinner to anyone who could locate those ‘making a mockery of the city’

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2022