Tickets go on sale for Venice day trippers in trial scheme

Rome: Tickets went on sale on Tuesday for visitors wanting to see Venice from April as part of a trial aimed at controlling the growing numbers of day trippers crowding into the lagoon city. A one-day ticket costs 5 euros ($5.45) and will be valid from 0830 to 1600 local time. Get exclusive content with Gulf News WhatsApp channel The new daily admission fee will come into force from April 25, a national holiday in Italy. Tickets will be needed for the following 10 days and thereafter for most weekends until mid-July. Visitors have to pay online and will obtain a QR code giving them access for a day. Anyone caught without a ticket will face a fine of between…

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