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Venice urged to charge €100 tourist tax

Venice is so overwhelmed by low-budget tourists who spend a pittance that visitors should be charged €100 each to enter the ...

Calls to raise Venice entry fee to stem ‘obscene rivers of tourists’

Tokatzian, a jewellery shop owner, called for the charge in order to stem the “rivers of people” arriving in Venice. Around ...

Abandoned island in Venice to become a haven for locals seeking escape from tourism

Abandoned island in Venice to become a haven for locals seeking escape from tourism - Activists will transform Poveglia into ...
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Venice Is Doomed: Tourism Overload Threatens the City’s Future

The flooded streets and fragile heritage of Venice are under siege from relentless tourist crowds and rising environmental ...
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Activists in Venice say there's 'No Space For Bezos'

You know, the population of Venice is around 50,000 people, and most days, tourists far outnumber that. And to tackle over-tourism, the local government last year actually introduced a daily entry ...

‘Haunted’ Venice island to become a locals-only haven where tourists are banned

The abandoned Venetian island of Poveglia — site of a plague pit and former asylum — is about to take on a happier new ...
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Activists in Venice say there's 'No Space For Bezos' - WVXU

You know, the population of Venice is around 50,000 people, and most days, tourists far outnumber that. And to tackle over-tourism, the local government last year actually introduced a daily entry ...