Venice becomes first city in the world to charge entrance fee
Ticket system is one of several ways the Italian city is trying to protect itself from mass tourism
Source: telegraph.co.uk
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Ticket system is one of several ways the Italian city is trying to protect itself from mass tourism
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.