Italy | WH-listed historic Venice to charge entrance fees, require reservations beginning next year

Starting next year, visitors to Venice will reportedly need to prepare to pay for entry — and even make reservations in advance.

As first reported by Italian newspaper La Stampa, the historic Italian city wants to enact measures to ease the inflow of tourists as it grapples with what The Times calls "overtourism."

https://www.businessinsider.com/venice-tourist-entry-fee-book-in-advance-climate-crisis-overtourism-2021-8

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