Until now this was just an experiment, but now the arrangement is permanent: tourists have to pay an entrance fee of five euros on certain days if they want to go to Venice. The rate should even be increased.
The number of days on which the fee must be paid will almost double from 29 to 54 days, said Michele Zuin, Venice councilor for finance. The fee will be collected on the days from April 18 (Good Friday) to May 4 and then from the second weekend of May to July 27, 2025, from Friday to Sunday and including the national holiday on June 2.
Ten euros costs for short-term “bookings”
As in 2024, the measure applies from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The costs are five euros. For people who book from four days before the visit up to and including the day of admission, the registration fee will be doubled to ten euros. This is considered an innovation for 2025.
485,000 paying visitors in test phase
With the entrance fee for day visitors, which was collected for the first time this year, the lagoon city raised more than 2.4 million euros. A total of 485,000 paying visitors were registered during the 29 days of the test phase.
Up to 300 euros fine
By paying the fee, tourists download a QR code onto their mobile phone via the Internet. Otherwise, checks in the lagoon city can result in a fine of up to 300 euros. During the test phase there were a number of exceptions: for example, locals, hotel guests and children under 14 years old did not have to pay anything. It must remain that way.
By the way: the lagoon city is looking for gondoliers to show the many visitors the canals and many of the city’s beauties – the princely annual salary of 150,000 euros is on offer!
Source: Krone
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