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Venice is sinking under the weight of tourism and its officials have started to charge a tourism fee

Pól Ó Conghaile

This week, Venice began charging daytrippers a €5 entry fee. It’s the first city in the world to do so.

“Venice is fragile,” Mayor Luigi Brugnaro explained. The idea of the initial “experiment” is to protect it for future generations, he says.