Welcome to Venice. That’ll Be 5 Euros, Please.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/world/europe/venice-entry-fee-protests.html

by Store_Downright780

28 comments

  2. 5 euros is a very small fee to visit one of the most beautiful open air museums in the world

  3. Welcome to New York Times. That’ll be 5 euros, please.

  4. everyone shocked when in reality there are so many tourist cities in EU where you have to pay for each day of being there. Even in Poland, cities near sea you pay 1euro per day. Added to your hotel bill

  5. I went there during the pandemic so it was a double win. No fee and no crowds. Saint Mark’s square was completely empty.

  7. Is 5 euros just to test the effect and then they’ll increase the fee gradually? Seems like a very low amount when they could easily charge 10x.

  9. Good. Hope every over-visited city does this and get their tourism reduced.

  10. The fee is only for the one-day visit tourists of the main island. If you spend at least one night in any hotel, or if your destination is any other small islands, you don’t have to pay it.

  11. Imagine being an italian citizen and you have to pay to visit a city of your own country

  12. They should just restrict the amount of people allowed to visit on a daily basis. 5€ isn’t going to deter people from going. I went to Venice last year and it’s beautiful but walking there is like standing in a queue. And people are pushy and obnoxious. I feel bad for the people who live there and have to deal with it on a daily basis.

  13. Honestly, it’s not enough. Locals wanted a clearly defined number of visitors per day, or at least a maximum of tourist at once in the city, but they just added a 5€ fee on the most popular days. That’s all. It’s not gonna bother *any tourist* to pay 5€. People who would be bothered by that fee wouldn’t be travelling to Venice anyway. Source : I’m poor myself. I’d love to visit Venice but not until I can actually afford anything there.

    So… is it a good thing ? Yes *but* not enough imo. Because the point of that thing is to reduce the number of tourists, and I doubt it’s gonna be effective.

  14. It is an unfortunate fact that fees like these works great at reducing something you want less of (tourists, traffic, whatever), but does so in a deeply unfair way.

    Rich tourists will just shrug, pay and get a better experience. A family that just barely can afford a trip to Italy will not get to see Venice.

    I don’t have any better ideas, unfortunately.

  15. The should also limit the number of ppl they let it at once. The city suffers a lot due to it

  16. Wouldn’t even be shocked anymore if it was a subscription

  17. 5 Eur to reduce inflow of tourists or just another way to feed local authorities ? How can 5 eur reduce the number of ppl coming to Venice ?! Seriously.

  18. I’d gladly pay the 5 euros if it actually improved the experience. But it will still be full of tacky souvenir shops and extremely expensive cafes and restaurants. And that’s why I can’t really see any reason to return in the foreseeable future.

  19. you complain for 5 eur? lol… I never thought such a small fee would improve overtourism but now I see it DOES work, great!

  20. i don’t think this is going to reduce tourism but at least it will help the city with small things. last year Venice had 13.3 milions tourists, which means that every year the city will earn roughly 65 milions €.

    but even tho this makes less people to come in the city it is a positive, too many tourist in that shitty city (i work in venice)

  21. Perhaps it would be better to increase it to 20 euro or something

  22. Hint about Venice. Go there in the evening, stay until the morning. Late evening, night and morning are only cool and bearable moments in venice. It is beautiful during nights – more than the days.

    Since 10AM to 6PM crowds of people will make you suffer.

  23. In Lithuania there is this Nida place where you have to pay 50 euros to enter xd

  24. I have been to Venice and it’s understandable why they do that. The historical center is overrun by tourists and they need the money to maintain it. It’s a small fee for what you get actually.

  26. Ma basta di venire in Italia, siete troppi!! Fanno bene i veneziani a chiedere soldi

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