The city of Venice announced this Thursday (4) the details of the trial charging an access fee of five euros (R$27) for visitors to the city's historic center.
The objective is to try to limit the impacts of “one-way” trips to the “floating city”, which has suffered for years from mass tourism and population depletion.
The testing phase will encompass 29 non-sequential days, starting with the period between April 25th and May 5th.
The charge will also be made on all weekends between April 25 and July 14, with the exception of June 1 and 2, when Italy celebrates the Feast of the Republic.
The fee must be paid by tourists staying overnight outside the historic center and will initially be charged between 8:30 am and 16:30 pm.
Payment must be made in advance via the address www.cda.ve.it. The testing phase will encompass 29 non-sequential days.
Residents, people who work in the city, students, children under 14, people staying in the city and people traveling to sporting events will be exempt.
“We have a duty to preserve these great historic centers in the world”, justified the mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, in a press conference.
He stated that the measure does not mean that “the city will be closed”, and denied that the objective was to raise revenue. According to him, there will be no limit on visitors.
The city hall reported that almost 15 thousand people have already reserved their tickets, and that the city hall received registrations from 151 thousand exempt people.
The Venice Pass generates a QR code to prove the ticket. The mayor informed that there will be inspection points, but no turnstiles, so as not to generate queues. (HANDLE).
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