Venice entry fees: How much does it cost and how does it work?
by Simon Calder
Apr 25, 2024
2 minutes
Venice has become the first city in the world to charge admission for daytrippers – it is now a city of culture, cuisine and charges.
Starting on Thursday 25 April 2024, visitors to the historic heart of Venice have had to pay €5 (£4.30) to access the city between 8.30am and 4pm on key days in spring and summer. It is effectively a congestion charge for tourists.
A leading city transport and tourism official, Arianna Fracasso, told the scheme is aiming “to safeguard the city”.
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