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Now, you have to pay to visit Venice. This was the 1st tourist to do so
And he didn't seem to be bothered at all.
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Mundo Itália
The Italian city of Venice has begun charging visitors a daily fee as part of a new tourist tax aimed at combating overtourism.
The €5 online levy applies to day-trippers and will only be enforced during the 30 or so peak days of the year, such as long weekends in spring and summer.
The measure has proved controversial, having been debated for months, and was only finally approved… to deter mass tourism in the city.
Sylvain Pellarin was the first tourist to pay the new levy in the lagoon city and… he didn’t seem too bothered.
“I don’t mind paying if the money is used to preserve the city,” said the 55-year-old Frenchman, who has been visiting Venice since he was a child and has seen the number of tourists increase over the years.
“I think it’s fair to pay to visit a city like Venice,” he told The Telegraph, after proudly paying his €5 fee.
American tourist Michanowicz, standing nearby, agreed. “I think it’s the right thing to do. The Venetians have suffered enough from overtourism. As a tourist you come, you eat, you leave. Who’s going to clean up the mess? I’d be willing to pay €10. If you’re going to visit a beautiful city, why not support it?” said the 64-year-old.
Venice, a city of islands founded in the 5th century which became a major maritime power in the 10th century, is spread across 118 small islands, according to Unesco, and was made a World Heritage Site in 1987.
The ‘Serenissima’ is one of the world’s most visited cities, with up to 100,000 tourists staying overnight in Venice at the height of the tourist season, and tens of thousands more visiting on day trips.
As well as mass tourism, Venice and its lagoon also suffer from acqua alta, the high tides which regularly flood St Mark’s Square and which are eroding the foundations of the city’s buildings.
Read Also: Venice mayor hopes new tourist tax will reduce visitor numbers (in Portuguese)
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