Venice plans to limit the number of tourists visiting St. Mark’s Square. In the future, guests of the city will have to book a place in advance. Thus, the authorities intend to regulate the number of visitors.
“We want to reduce the onslaught on some places in the historical center,” the new mayor of the city on the water Luigi Brunyaro explained. The stroke on the square is created daily, first of all, those tourists who come for one day.
It is planned to introduce a special accounting system, and the corresponding study has already been ordered. Unlimited access to attractions, subject to certain conditions, will receive local residents and guests living in hotels.
Those who come for a day will need to book a visit before the trip. It is not yet known whether some kind of fee will be charged.
In addition, Brunyaro plans to provide residents with priority right to use traditional water buses. “My goal is to make Venice a little more normal,” the mayor says. – Everyday life should return to the city again “.
According to Brunyaro, every year the city, included in the UNESCO on the World Heritage List, visits about 20 million. Human. However, the number of registered guests who remain to spend the night is much lower.