Venice’s Mayor proposed raising the daily entrance fee to up to €50 to the city to discourage massive crowds on the busiest peak days. However, this is just a proposal. For now, standard day - tripper rates remain €5 when booked in advance or €10 for last - minute arrivals.
Venetian authorities have begun to discuss the increase in the price of daily admission for visitors who don not stay in the Veneto’s capital to €50, five times more than what can be paid today.
Mayor Simone Venturini suggested that the ten - fold hike for the absolute peak tourism days as a shock - measure to prevent overcrowding. The proposal increase still requires legislative approval the Italian Government in Rome and is not currently in effect.
In 2024, after several delays caused by Covid, Venice finally introduced the payment of between €5 and €10 per day per person that is only applied at times of greatest demand. This year it is expected it will only be charged for 60 designated peak days, spanning April through July, specifically between 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM.
The system does not have physical tickets or ticket offices. Visitors must reserve and pay online using the Venice Access Free Portal to receive an entry QR code that allows the city’s entrance.
Despite efforts to plan and implement this system there has been a problem. People pay are indifferent to it, the measure has not discouraged visits, so that on the busiest days up 80.000 tourists continue to be received, when less than 60.000 live in the city. In other words, the system has failed in its objectives. Hence the increase that is being studied.Critics say this measure kills freedom of movement because in order to enter a public place it requires payment of that amount.
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