The online portal has now been launched and visitors will need to access the site in order to pay ... [+]
At the end of last year, Venice authorities finally confirmed the introduction of a long-mooted entrance fee for visitors to the canal city.
As of 16 January, an online payment platform is up and running where tourists can book their tickets and pay the visitor charge.
Daytrippers to the lagoon city will have to start paying on certain days this spring, though there are several exemptions. Here’s all the information on how much and when you’ll have to pay to visit Venice.
When Do You Have To Pay To Visit Venice?
The online portal has now been launched and visitors will need to access the site in order to pay their access fee for Venice.
The entry fee costs €5 and applies to day visitors only. It is only enforced on certain days during the 29-day trial period.
These include public holidays, weekends and other busy days. At the moment, the tourist tax is levied from 25-30 April, 1-5 May and all weekends in May, all weekends in June apart from the first and the first two weekends in July.
Tickets will be required during peak hours from 8:30 am until 4 pm, so if you arrive in the evening you won't have to pay. “The objective is to discourage daily tourism in certain periods, in line with the fragility and uniqueness of the city,” the local authority said in a statement.
The measure hopes to reduce tourist numbers and comes after UNESCO said it was considering placing ... [+]
Residents, commuters, students and children under 14 years of age will be exempt. Tourists who book accommodation in the historic city center will also not have to pay the fee as they already pay a tourist tax.
The measure hopes to reduce tourist numbers and comes after UNESCO said it was considering placing Venice on the World Heritage danger list.
“Regulating tourist flows in certain periods is necessary, but that does not mean closing the city. Venice will always be open to everyone,” said Luigi Brugnaro, the mayor of Venice.
