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The tourist heaven and majestic city famed for its canals and small bridges, Venice, launched Thursday a trial scheme to charge day-trippers a 5-euro...

During his first trip of the year outside of the Vatican, the pontiff will visit a woman's prison and the Venice Biennale, and will celebrate a public Mass.

Venice on Thursday began charging day-trippers for entry, a world first aimed at tackling mass tourism but opposed by protesters objecting to treating the historic Italian city as a museum.

The overcrowded city is leading the way with a tax on day trippers, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The 5-euro or $5.35 entry fee, authorities hope, will discourage visitors from arriving on peak days and make the city more livable for residents.

Tourists visit San Marco Square on April 24, 2024 in Venice, Italy. (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Peak summer travel season is fast approaching, and some cities abroad have already implemented fees in an attempt to protect popular destinations from potential damage from increased tourism.Bustling European cities from Barcelona to Amsterdam that get flooded with tourists, especially at historical hotspots during the high season, have used tourist taxes to help raise revenue...

Tourists visit San Marco Square on April 24, 2024 in Venice, Italy. (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Peak summer travel season is fast approaching, and some cities abroad have already implemented fees in an attempt to protect popular destinations from potential damage from increased tourism.Bustling European cities from Barcelona to Amsterdam that get flooded with tourists, especially at historical hotspots during the high season, have used tourist taxes to help raise revenue...

Venice became the world's first city to introduce a payment system for tourists on Thursday in an effort to thin the crowds that throng its canals, but the fee drew protests from some residents saying they didn't want to live in a theme park.

Emerging from Venice’s railway station on a dank, rainy morning, Sylvain Pellarin was the first person in the world to arrive in the city as it imposed an entrance fee on tourists, a controversial initiative that is being closely watched by other tourist hotspots.

Venices mayor hailed Thursday the smooth launch of a trial of entry fees for day visitors despite protests by residents, saying tourism in the historic Italian city had to change