Now, Venice will ban loudspeakers and tour groups of more than 25 people, in a bid to alleviate the consequences of mass tourism in the Italian city. The new rules will come into effect in Juneaccording to a statement from the city.
In the case of the use of loudspeakers, they have been prohibited because they can “generate confusion and inconvenience.”
Of In September, Venice approved a tax of 5 euros for daily visitors during a trial period.
Elisabetta Pesce, responsible for the city’s security, declared that the latest measures “aim to improve the management of organized groups in the historic center.”
The city is just 7.6 square kilometers, but received almost 13 million tourists in 2019, according to the Italian National Institute of Statistics. Visitor numbers are expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels in the coming years.
Earlier this year, UNESCO declared that the city should be included on a list of world heritage sites in dangersince the impact of climate change and mass tourism threaten to cause irreversible changes.
In 2021, large cruise ships were prohibited from entering the historic center of Venice through the Giudecca canal, after a ship crashed in the port.
Critics also argued that the ships caused pollution and eroded the foundations of the city, which suffers from periodic flooding.
