Resistance in Venice against tourist fee is growing – Diepresse.com
The early bonus of five euros is due from April to July from Friday to Sunday. The price doubles for spontaneous.
33,000 people have already registered on the portal where tourists have to pay a fee for the daily stay in the city of Venice. The fee of five euros is due this year on 54 days: from April 18 (Good Friday) to May 4th and then from the second weekend in May to July 27, from Friday to Sunday.
This is the period where a large number of visitors is expected. The measure applies as in 2024 from 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For people who only book until four days before the visit to the day of access, the fee doubles to ten euros. With the payment, you get a QR code on the cell phone, without which up to 300 euros in the lagoon city in the lagoon city. A number of exceptions are planned: locals, people who work in Venice, or study, hotel guests and children under the age of 14 have to pay for something.
Protest against the tourist fee
In Venice, the protest is growing against the tourist fee. On Facebook, X and Instagram, there are groups of « ticket refusers » who ask tourists not to pay the fee. They also put fake codes on the Internet, the household representative of the municipality of Venice, Michele Zuin, complained, according to the daily newspaper « Corriere della Sera ».
« It is incredible that there are people who work against the city. This has been going on since last year. We have already filed a complaint with the public prosecutor, » said Zuin. With the entrance fee for day visitors in 2024, the lagoon city has so far taken more than 2.4 million euros. A total of 485,000 paying visitors were registered on the 29 days of the test phase. (APA)
