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New rules banning loudspeakers and limiting tour group sizes to 25 people have come into force in Venice.

The measures have been introduced to limit the impact of over-tourism on the Italian city, officials say. 

The canals of Venice's historic quarter make the city one of the most visited places in Europe.

Venice introduced a €5 (£4) daily entry fee earlier this year, after initially banning cruise ships from docking in the quarter in 2021.

Over-tourism is widely regarded as one of the most urgent issues for Venice, which has a population of around 250,000 people and saw more than 13 million visitors in 2019.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 34 points 5 months ago

I would think the fact that it's going to be covered by ocean in the near future would be the most urgent issue for Venice, but...

[-] Phegan@lemmy.world 37 points 5 months ago

You can still make quality of life improvements for the residents while also handling climate change. It's a myth that a local government can only one thing at a time.

[-] Stern@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago

It's up there... somewhere in the top ten at least, just gotta hammer out a few other pressing issues, like finding that guy who keeps sticking his gum under the benches.

[-] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 5 points 5 months ago

Look, the Italians really need to worry about this Tower Tilter right now, they’re busy

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

And they'll get right in finding the gum-sticker right after lunch, next week sometime.

I would honestly love to live that less than urgent lifestyle. The Greeks have it down as well.

[-] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 11 points 5 months ago

The weight of all those tourists isn't helping /s

[-] peg@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

The tourists turning up in cruise ships are big contributors to climate change. Why not kill two birds with one stone?

[-] BlackSam@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 months ago

There's a project which is currently being completed for that scenario, the Mose: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOSE

[-] conquer4@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago
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[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Just have the Hussars bring buckets with them next time they come...

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