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Venice will charge tourists who don’t spend the night in the city a €5 entry fee (english.elpais.com)
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[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Venice is sinking and is small. So many people want to visit, I think it's fair.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't really care about the fee, but the damage is done isn't it? How many natives still live there who aren't directly involved in the tourism industry?

[–] Slackhare@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

To be fair, since the city isn't really fit for modern ship trading, it would be abandoned if not for tourism. Or be an exclusive hideout for rich people? You can't really preserve a city in a bubble.