In the past, the number of tourists visiting Venice's city square each day was up to 100,000. However, in just a few weeks, visitors may no longer be able to freely visit this place.
Specifically, from this year, visitors are required to book a ticket worth 5 EUR (equivalent to 129,000 VND) online if they want to visit the city. This type of entrance ticket is only valid for one day, the purpose is to limit the number of visitors.
Venice city canal - Photo: 12019 | Pixabay
"We are introducing this ticket to encourage tourists to stay longer, instead of just going on day trips like before, who would just stop by and leave, causing fatigue and stress for the city. Venice encourages people to travel more slowly," explains Simone Venturini, Venice's Deputy Mayor for Tourism.
Tourists in Venice - Photo: Reuters
In addition, entrances to historic centers were closed, checkpoints were set up in the city, combined with a system of more than 500 surveillance cameras everywhere. Police can quickly identify visitors in real time, through data from mobile phones.
Venice Police Deputy Commander Maria Teresa Maniero said the authorities can know exactly who is foreign, who is Italian, and who is visiting the city for tourism, although the data is collected anonymously. These are all measures to control the number, flow and route of tourists, while allowing locals to move freely.
