Venice is to ban loudspeakers and tourist groups of more than 25 people, in a bid to ease the impact of mass tourism on the Italian city.
The new rules will come into effect from June, the city said in a statement.
The use of loudspeakers has been banned as they can “generate confusion and disturbances”, it added.
The use of loudspeakers has been banned as they can “generate confusion and disturbances”, it added.
In September, Venice approved the trial of a €5 (£4.30; $5.35) fee for daily visitors.
Elisabetta Pesce, the official with responsibility for the city’s security, said the latest policies are “aimed at improving the management of groups organised in the historic centre”.
The city is just 7.6 sq km (2.7 sq miles) in size but it hosted almost 13 million tourists in 2019, according to the Italian national statistics institute. Numbers of visitors are expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels in the coming years.
More and more residents in Venice are choosing to leave, fearing that tourists could overwhelm the historic island city.
Citizen associations in Venice launched studies in April to monitor how many beds are available for both tourists and residents in the city.
Venice is to ban loudspeakers and tourist groups of more than 25 people, in a bid to ease the impact of mass tourism on the Italian city.
The use of loudspeakers has been banned as they can “generate confusion and disturbances”, it added.
The new rules will come into effect from June, the city said in a statement.
In September, Venice approved the trial of a €5 (£4.30; $5.35) fee for daily visitors.
The use of loudspeakers has been banned as they can “generate confusion and disturbances”, it added.
The use of loudspeakers has been banned as they can “generate confusion and disturbances”, it added.
In September, Venice approved the trial of a €5 (£4.30; $5.35) fee for daily visitors.
Elisabetta Pesce, the official with responsibility for the city’s security, said the latest policies are “aimed at improving the management of groups organised in the historic centre”.
The city is just 7.6 sq km (2.7 sq miles) in size but it hosted almost 13 million tourists in 2019, according to the Italian national statistics institute. Numbers of visitors are expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels in the coming years.
More and more residents in Venice are choosing to leave, fearing that tourists could overwhelm the historic island city.
Citizen associations in Venice launched studies in April to monitor how many beds are available for both tourists and residents in the city.
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