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Venice mayor seeking approval to introduce dynamic pricing for visitors

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The Independent UK

Venice ‘day trippers’ could pay up to €50 amid new dynamic pricing proposals

The city’s mayor said the system would both discourage overcrowding and help cover the costs of maintaining the city

The Independent UK

Venice mayor proposes dynamic pricing for day-trippers with 50-euro ceiling

Venice's new mayor is proposing a dynamic pricing system for the city's day-tripper access fee

The Independent UK

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Venice protest planned for US ambassador’s superyacht visit

Activists aim to repeat disruption for Jeff Bezos’ wedding when billionaire Tilman Fertitta drops anchor

The Guardian - UK

Venice Film Festival unveils 2026 jury with Maggie Gyllenhaal as president

There are a lot of familiar Venice Film Festival faces on this year's jury roster. It may not be the starriest line-up, but it's certainly an eclectic group...

Euronews

A server within a server: HP packs 81,920 CPU cores, up to 1.28PB RAM into one 42U rack using 80 multi-node motherboards — unannounced Venice is likely to be the fastest x86 CPU ever produced

HPE demonstrates Cray GX5000 system using AMD Venice processors, delivering 81,920 cores and 1.28PB memory capacity.

TechRadar

Venice’s new mayor proposes 900% rise to day-tripper fee

Entry to the Italian city currently costs €5 (£4.30) if bought in advance

The Independent UK

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Venice to Istanbul: Explore more of the Balkans on the Golden Eagle Danube Express

Golden Eagle Luxury Trains has refreshed its ‘Balkan Explorer’ rail route with an overnight stay in Belgrade, new Croatian stops and extended time in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Euronews

Venice may hike visitor entry fee to €50 to curb overtourism

Venice's new mayor, Simone Venturini, proposes a significant hike in the city's controversial entrance fee, potentially reaching €50 on peak days. This move aims to curb overtourism by discouraging day-trippers and generating funds for the city's upkeep. The fee, already in place since 2024, could see a substantial increase, pending…

The Economic Times

Would you pay €50 to visit Venice? New mayor is pushing for entry fee hike

The council is also evaluating whether to extend the fee to the entire year, or perhaps include more dates.

Euronews

Venice’s new mayor seeks to raise day-tripper fee to up to €50

Simone Venturini says proposal aimed at discouraging arrivals in ‘periods of heightened tourist pressure’

The Guardian - UK

Death in Venice: Willem Dafoe thrills theatre biennale with adventurous shows about ghosts and rebirth

From a Noh Othello that puts Desdemona centre stage to a requiem for a family killed in the Rwandan genocide, the theatre at this year’s festival gives voice to the marginalised

The Guardian - UK

British tourist fell and drowned in Venice canal during holiday, inquest hears

The mechanical engineer left his hotel to go for a walk and smoke some CBD before dying

The Independent UK

Jonathan Bailey compared to Bond as he becomes the new ‘Martini Man’

Bridgerton and Wicked actor Jonathan Bailey has been unveiled as the new global ambassador for Martini, embarking on a multi-year partnership as the brand's “Martini Man” . The campaign features a short film and photography, showing Bailey on the Italian coast near Venice, navigating challenges inspired by the Italian concept…

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Euronews

Venice Biennale 61: Patti Smith and Soundwalk Collective's ritual performance

Patti Smith performed texts and hymns by Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a 12th-century Benedictine nun, at the official opening of the Holy See's Vatican Pavilion.

Euronews

A flamboyance of flamingos flocks to Venice Lagoon thanks to EU wetlands restoration project

24,000 pink flamingos were spotted in the famous lagoon in 2025 - 6,000 more than in 2024.

Bangkok Post

A shattered Biennale

The grandiose and oldest international art event, La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale), opened its 61st edition under the theme "In Minor Keys" by artistic director Koyo Kouoh. The events that built up to the opening last month were far from minor due to various protests that trumpeted loud ripple…

The Independent UK

Venice welcomes record flamingo numbers as wetlands are restored

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Flamingos flock to Venice in record numbers as wetlands are restored

Tens of thousands of the pale pink birds now winter in the Venetian Lagoon

Cycling News

Bikes, planes, buses and automobiles - Giro d'Italia faces final 600km transfer to Rome

Riders fly from Venice to Rome on Sunday for final stage in the Italian capital while others in the Giro caravan take alternate modes of transport

Bangkok Post

'The Spirits Of Maritime Crossing 2026' brings diversity to the Venice Biennale

'The Spirits Of Maritime Crossing 2026", which features 20 artists from Southeast Asia, Serbia and Ireland, is currently on view as one of the Collateral Events of the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia at Palazzo Rocca Contarini Corfù, Venice.

The Guardian - UK

‘Venice is beautiful, but inside there is a struggle’: Bangladeshi candidates eye historic breakthrough

Seven Bangladeshi-Italian candidates stand for Venice’s council as community faces far-right hostility – while voters demand an end to overtourism and neglect

Euronews

How to have a responsible day trip in Europe’s most overtouristed cities

Intrepid Travel has launched ‘uncommon day trips’ in Barcelona, Venice and Paris which aim to take travellers away from the main sights.

The Guardian - UK

‘How can nudity be so provocative?’ Florentina Holzinger on rocking Venice with naked jetskiers, human bells and urine divers

The artist’s Austrian Pavilion, which features a performer ringing a bell with her body and another immersed in the audience’s own urine, is the talk of the biennale. Why is she so surprised by people’s reaction?

The Conversation

Antonia Bembo fled Venice to escape her abusive husband – over three centuries later, her opera finally takes the stage

The Paris Opera has staged iconic works like “Don Carlos” and “Les Troyens,” along with celebrated ballets such as “Les Indes Galantes” and “The Rite of Spring.”

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