Tourists will soon be charged to enter Italy’s most popular tourist attraction
1 year, 9 months ago

Tourists will soon be charged to enter Italy’s most popular tourist attraction

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tourists in Rome who wish to visit the Pantheon, Italy’s most-visited cultural site, will soon be charged a €5 entrance fee. Italian culture and church officials signed the new agreement on Thursday, with culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano describing the move as a matter of “good sense.” Visitors aged 25 years and under will be subject to a €2 charge, while children, people attending mass, Roman residents, and personnel of the Basilicia will have the fee waived entirely. In addition to an ancient Roman marble floor, Renaissance frescoes and paintings, the building also boasts the largest unreinforced concrete dome, with a diameter measuring 43.44 metres.

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Italy tourist tax: Country plans €25-a-night fee to tackle overtourism in popular cities like Florence and Rome
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Italy tourist tax: Country plans €25-a-night fee to tackle overtourism in popular cities like Florence and Rome

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Italian government is considering the €25 tax – currently between €1 and €5 per night in cities such as …

Venice is charging an entry fee to tourists. But why are residents angry?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Venice is charging an entry fee to tourists. But why are residents angry?

Firstpost  

Over-tourism plagues Venice and to ease crowds authorities are now charging day-trippers an entry fee of €5. They fear the measure won’t address fundamental problems like housing and infrastructure Venice became the first city in the world to charge day-trippers, but some residents are unhappy with the move. “We need to find a new balance between the tourists and residents," …

Venice to charge day-trip entry fee from this week in bold move to tackle overtourism
8 months ago

Venice to charge day-trip entry fee from this week in bold move to tackle overtourism

Hindustan Times  

Venice will this week begin charging day trippers for entry, a world first aimed at easing pressure on the Italian city drowning under the weight of mass tourism. Venice to charge day-trip entry fee from this week in bold move to tackle overtourism On Thursday -- a public holiday in Italy -- day visitors will for the first time have …

Venice’s new €5 entry fee explained
1 year, 2 months ago

Venice’s new €5 entry fee explained

BBC  

Venice’s new €5 entry fee explained Scott Wilson/Alamy With the recent announcement that Venice will become the first city in the world to charge daytripper visitors, BBC Travel talks to authorities and locals to find out more. This month, Venice's municipal authorities announced plans to fight these issues with a controversial move: charging day trippers a €5 entrance fee. In …

In Rome, church and state agree to Pantheon entrance fee
1 year, 9 months ago

In Rome, church and state agree to Pantheon entrance fee

Associated Press  

ROME — Tourists in Rome checking out the Pantheon, Italy’s most-visited cultural site, will soon be charged a 5-euro entrance fee under an agreement signed Thursday by Italian culture and church officials. Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said the move was a matter of “good sense.” The introduction of an entrance fee comes five years after a previous government shelved plans …

Idyllic Italian town is offering €30,000 to move there
2 years, 1 month ago

Idyllic Italian town is offering €30,000 to move there

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Another picturesque Italian town has announced it will pay people who move there, in an attempt …

Venice reveals details of its €10 tourist entry fee
2 years, 5 months ago

Venice reveals details of its €10 tourist entry fee

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up to CNN Travel’s Unlocking Italy newsletter for insider intel on Italy’s best loved destinations and lesser-known regions to plan your ultimate trip. The goal, explained Venturini, is not to “close the city,” but to get people to book their presence to reduce the “tourist peaks.” He said, “Venice is a living city and it has to …

Venice postpones tourist tax again amid pandemic
4 years ago

Venice postpones tourist tax again amid pandemic

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The tax on day visitors was a way to ease the city’s burden from overtourism, and the money would have …

Italian village will pay you €8,000 to move there
4 years, 2 months ago

Italian village will pay you €8,000 to move there

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Italian village is offering to pay people to move there in the hope that it …

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