Europe live: Venice residents protest as city begins visitor charging scheme
Locals say city is against plan and accuse authorities of turning Venice into a ‘theme park’ by charging day trippers for visitsWhy is this being introduced?According to Simone Venturini, the city’s councillor for tourism, Venice “affixed itself” to mass tourism in the 1960s and since then visitor numbers have surged to the point that during the busiest periods of the year it attracts an average of 40,000 people a day. Continue reading...
Locals say city is against plan and accuse authorities of turning Venice into a ‘theme park’ by charging day trippers for visits
Why is this being introduced?
According to Simone Venturini, the city’s councillor for tourism, Venice “affixed itself” to mass tourism in the 1960s and since then visitor numbers have surged to the point that during the busiest periods of the year it attracts an average of 40,000 people a day. Continue reading...