Venice entry fee launches: Day-trippers now have to pay to visit the Italian city at peak times. Venice has rolled out a tourism tax to try to stop overcowding on peak weekends. Last November, Venice authorities unveiled a pilot program for their long-mooted plan to charge day-trippers to visit the city.

Using entry fees, Venice is testing a system to manage tourist flows. Day tourists are now charged an entry toll whenever they set foot in Venice's historic center during peak periods.

Visitors are encouraged to register their visit and pay the fee in advance on the official Venice Access Fee website (cda.ve.it). The process is quite straightforward. You just pick the date of your visit, then enter the number of people in your party and their names.

In fall 2023, Venice's city council approved the introduction of a 5-euro entry ticket (US$5.35 based on current conversion rates) for day visitors into the city.