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All you need to know about the Venice Tourist Tax

The Tourist Tax in Venice

First of all, there is no reason to be frightened by the Venice tourist tax. In fact, even if you had no exemption and have to pay it, it is relatively small.

Who is exempted? How much is it? How do you pay it?

We answer these and many more questions about the Venice tourist tax below.

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Venice Tourist Tax

Let’s clarify for you what kind of taxes there are in Venice, who must pay them, and how much they will cost you.

What is the tourist tax in Venice?

There are two types of so-called tourist taxes in Venice:

• One tax is called “tassa di soggiorno” or overnight tax.
• The other is called “contributo di accesso”, or contribution for the access. In other words, it is a day-trippers tax.

Tourists coming to Venice have to pay either one or the other tax.

What is the overnight tax in Venice?

The “overnight tax”, introduced in 2011, is a charge that is paid by all guests staying overnight in Hotels or B&Bs in Venice.

This tax goes from 1€ to 5€ per person per night and must be paid directly at your Hotel or B&B.

It is charged from the first day and up to 5 days. No tax must be paid from the 6th day onwards.

What is the new tourist tax in Venice?

The new tax had been announced first in February 2019. The city of Venice planned for the tax to be added automatically to the price of the ticket of all means of transportation reaching Venice.

Due to record-breaking floodings in 2019 and the covid-19 pandemic, the tax has not been introduced yet.

However, in July 2022, the chief of tourism of the city of Venice, Simone Venturini, announced that the tax would be introduced on the 16th of January 2023.

In December 2022, however, protests by the opposition in the city council, some business owners, and a some residents forced the local administration to discuss further the new tax and delay its introduction by at least 6 months.

How much is the tourist tax in Venice?

The cost is different for the two taxes in Venice mentioned above, the overnight tax and the day-tripper tax.

The cost of the overnight tax in Venice

The cost of the overnight tax in Venice is dependent on the stars of the Hotel, the length of the stay, and the number of people.

It is not difficult to calculate the total cost of the overnight tax one must pay. To do so, one must multiply the night tax (which depends on the location), the number of nights, and the number of people staying overnight:

Total cost: price per night * n. nights * n. people

The cost of the day-tripper tax in Venice

The cost of the access tax to Venice has a base cost of 6€/person.

Since this measure is meant not just to bring money to the city, but also to encourage or discourage tourism on a given day, the daily cost can vary:

A lower tax when few tourists are expected to visit the city.

A higher tax when many tourists are expected to visit the city

There are a total of 4 different scenarios and taxes:

• A fixed 3 euro/person tax when very few people are expected to visit the city – Green Light
• A fixed 6 euro/person tax on a normal day – Yellow Light
• A fixed 8 euro/person tax when an excessive number of people are expected to visit the city – Red Light
• A fixed 10 euro/person tax when an overwhelming number of people is expected to visit the city – Black Light

Will people be charged two tourist taxes in Venice?

No, people will only pay one tax or the other.

Indeed, the two different tourist taxes in Venice are created for two different kinds of visitors:

The overnight tax was created for overnight visitors and is paid in proportion to the number of nights spent in Venice and on the “level”/stars of the accommodation.

The day-tripper tax was created for visitors who don’t spend the night in Venice and varies depending on the number of people that are expected to visit the city on that day.

Who must pay the tourist tax in Venice?

Again, it depends on whether or not you stay overnight.

All people that stay overnight in Venice must pay the overnight tax for up to 5 nights.

All people over 6 years of age coming to Venice on a day trip must pay the day-tripper tax.

When will day trippers be charged the tourist tax in Venice?

The day-tripper tax in Venice was expected to be launched on the 16th of January 2023.

Local opposition in the city council, some business owners, and some citizens has delayed its introduction by 6 months at least.

How does this new tax in Venice work?

Visitors planning a day trip to Venice must book their visit in advance through a booking platform that the city is currently setting up.

The cost per person will range from 3 to 10 euros depending on how busy the city is expected to be on the day of the visit: the busier the city, the higher the tax.

Why is there a tourist tax in Venice?

The first Venice tourist tax was created in the early 2000s. It was created to generate some revenue for the city through the tourists staying overnight in Venice and in the Comune di Venezia.

Since tourists did bring revenue to certain businesses and hotels, but also added costs to all residents, the City decided to charge a small fee to overnight tourists to collect money that would then be used for covering certain costs.

Consider that, for example, the city of Venice is cleaned entirely by hand. In the morning you can see garbage collectors roaming the city to sweep the streets with their brooms and collect garbage door to door. Tourism increases enormously the amount of litter around the city and, if no tax would be paid, the cost of cleaning would fall entirely upon the local community.

Why did Venice create a day-tripper tax?

While there are 4 million visitors who come to Venice and stay overnight, there are 5 times more day-trippers!

Unfortunately, these 20 million day-trippers increase the costs of maintenance of the city but do not contribute to the increased expenses. This meant that Venetians, which are less than 50.000, had to bear the increased costs caused by 20 million non-contributing day trippers.

What will the tourist tax money used for in Venice?

The local government has stated that the money coming from the day-trippers tourist tax will be used to decrease some of the costs that Venetians have to bear.

For example, the tourist tax will lower the Garbage Tax that Venetians must currently pay which is quite high.

I don't want to pay the tourist tax in Venice, what can I do?

Tourists coming to Venice must pay a tax, either the overnight tax or the day-tripper tax.

However, there is one way around the day-tripper tax that might be interesting for those visitors who come to Venice often as day-trippers: buying a Venezia Unica card.

The Venezia Unica card is a personal card that costs 100€ and is valid for 5 years.

It exempts owners from paying the access tax and allows them to buy tickets for public water transportation at 1,5€ per fare instead of 9.50€ per fare.

In any case, these taxes should not be perceived necessarily as something bad: the money is used to help preserve that very same place that you came to visit and appreciate!

What happens if I don't pay the tourist tax in Venice?

The city of Venice is an island and it can be accessed only from a few places. Local police will be at those locations and check that visitors have paid either of the taxes.

Failing to pay the day-tripper tax for people who have are not staying overnight in Venice will lead to a fine of 50 to 300 euros.

Are there exemptions to the tourist tax in Venice?

Yes, there is a great number of people who do not need to pay the day-tripper tax:

• People residing in the Veneto Region
• Whoever is staying in a hotel in Venice and is already paying the overnight tax
• Children under 6 years of age
• Owners of the Venezia Unica city pass
• People with disabilities
• People who have an appointment at the Venice hospital
• Football supporters coming to Venice to support their team playing against Venice.
• People who are attending a funeral in Venice
• Law enforcement
• The close family of whoever is renting an apartment in Venice
• The extended family of whoever resides in Venice

I have a Venezia unica card do I have to pay the tourist tax in Venice?

The Venezia Unica card only exempts you from paying the day-tripper tax in Venice.

The overnight tax in Venice is charged even to tourists who own a Venezia Unica card.

Do I have to pay the day-tripper tax if I'm staying in a hotel in Venice?

If you stay in a Hotel in Venice or the Comune di Venezia, or if you stay in a B&B in this same area, you must not pay the day-tripper tax to Venice.

What do locals think about the day-tripper tax in Venice?

Some say “Finally!”.

A few say “that’s wrong, Venice should be free!”.

Some others mention that the entity of the tax (a relatively small amount of money that most people will be able and ready to spend) won’t affect reduce mass tourism but only bring money to the city:

the city might be able to provide better services thanks to the money, but the problem of day-trippers coming in masses is not being tackled.

What do visitors think about the tourist tax in Venice?

As Venezia Autentica we managed to grow a big and engaged community of Venice lovers who share their opinion with us daily on our social media channels.

We have received overwhelmingly positive feedback regarding the creation of a tax for day-trippers.

Most of our followers stay overnight and have informed us that they feel good about paying the overnight tax, as they believe it is right to share the added costs of maintenance of Venice that tourism brings.

What do we think about the tourist tax in Venice?

Some of the best places we ever visited had a (much higher) tax, and we don’t regret one second having paid for them.

Actually, we felt good about it and would do it over and over again… as long as we can see that our contribution is well spent.

What would we want the tourist tax in Venice to be used for:

• Services for locals and for tourists.
• Public toilets.
• Social housing

Of course, we have concerns about the day-tripper tax, too. Mainly, two concerns.

Firstly, we believe there is a need for transparency and accountability: in Italy, things often end up not being the way they could and should have been.

Secondly, logistics. Indeed, we don’t know yet how the solution and the many exemptions will be implemented for all the people who either live in Venice, work in Venice, have relatives in Venice or stay overnight and should therefore only pay the overnight tax.

Moreover, tight controls on busy days would generate enormous queues, forcing people to wait in line for hours. On the other hand loose controls at the entrances to Venice would soon pass the message that one can not pay the tax and get away with it.

We believe it will be crucial for the city to figure out the best way to manage this complex matter as it will be what either makes or breaks the charging system.

It is crucial to get the logistics right as the revenue that it could generate could be crucial to improving life in Venice, both for the locals and for the visitors.

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The new Venice Tourist tax

Update november 2023.

Ok, finally we are on our way. At the city council meeting on November 23, 2023, the calendar was approved. Instead of 30 days, it will be 29. It’s really very simple… A block from April 25 to May 5, and then every weekend until mid-July, except for June 1, and 2. And you only pay between 8.30 am and 4 pm on those days.

The fee will be a flat 5 euro, and there are no reductions. You pay the fee at this website:

http://cda.ve.it

The website is not up when I’m writing this, but it will be active soon. You will book/register your visit, and pay for the entrance online. Then you receive a QR code to keep in the event of a control. The fee is due only if you enter the historical city of Venice, not the islands… Burano, Murano, Lido, etc. And it’s not due for Piazzale Roma and Tronchetto. So, you can get down to the Venice Port via Piazzale Rome without paying the fee.

Now, here’s the trick. Some of you are excluded from both paying and registering, and some are not liable to pay but are required to register at the website all the same.

These are excluded and do not have to register at all:

• Residents of the city of Venice
• Professionals (Employees or Self-employed), and Students of any grade.
• Owners of real estate in Venice for which property tax (IMU) is paid, with family.

These have to register at http://cda.ve.it but are exempted from paying the access fee:

• Residents of the region of Veneto
• Anyone who is staying at a hotel or similar accommodation for which the normal tourist tax is paid inside the City of Venice (Mestre, Marghera…)
• All children up to 14 years of age.
• Those in need of medical care, participants in sports events, officials, etc.
• Spouses, cohabitants, and relatives up to the third degree of a resident of the city of Venice.
• Click here for more about who is and isn’t excluded from the fee.

Update September 2023

The city council met on September 12, 2023. And after a very turbulent meeting (making the British House of Commons look like an afternoon chess game in comparison), the predicted votes came out in favor of the center-right majority.

What that means is that 2024 will be a test for the upcoming Venice tourist Tax. On thirty (30) of the 366 days of 2024, the Access fee will be applied. The precise days on which it will be applied will be communicated at a later date, but the council has informed us that it most probably will be on major long weekends in spring and summer, e.g. when the tourist flow is at its greatest.

• Furthermore, the Tax will be a flat 5 euros. For this test period, the colors and differentiated fees will not be applicable.
• For children of 14 years and under, there will be no charge.
• Information about how the fee is to be paid is (as always) somewhat vague. It is probable that you will have to simply purchase a ticket. An online platform is promised to resolve all these issues and questions.

Update November 2022

The start date for the Venice tourist tax has been postponed again. For now, no fee will be charged for entering the lagoon city. And so it will be at least until the end of summer. A technical commission of the city council is preparing the details, and Michele Zuin, the responsible city counselor, says it will likely have to wait until next year. Just considering the dates, and the fact that the final text still has to be determined and confirmed, it cannot be in effect until at least 2024.

First of all, there have been some issues. Like that is something new…

Anyway, the Venetians, some of them, are really pissed off. There have been demonstrations and protests from a part of the population. As always the opinion is divided, and just like many are opposed to the idea of charging money just to enter the city, others are in favor of the idea. It depends… We don’t want Venice to become even more of an artificial Disneyland, but then again, many feel it’s necessary to limit the tourist flow.

More than 200 considerations have been brought to the city council about this reform. Positive and negative, proposed adjustments, and possible consequences. The technical commission is evaluating all of them.

And then there are all the technical problems. They promised a website/online platform where everything was explained in a perfectly informative manner, and where you could book your visit with a click. And it should have been ready more or less now, well before 2023. But it’s not. And what I understand from speaking to people within the administration, they are quite far from getting it ready. It won’t be up and running for quite some time.

So, they put it on hold again. And since some of the regulations are being changed, they have to give it 6 months from the decision in the city council until it will be functional… It is possible to get a green light before the new year, but not probable. If it is not decided on this side of the festivities, we will probably see it slide all the way into autumn.

The changes in the rules don’t really affect the tourists all that much. It is more about residents in the region and other minor details. One thing that could be of interest is that it seems that the city council is in favor of limiting the access fee to Venice, and not requiring any payment for visits to the islands, Lido, Murano, Torcello, etc. It’s just that to get out there, you normally would need to pass through Venice, and thus still pay the tax.

So, again, I’m so sorry I don’t have any definite information on the subject. We will have to wait… (O how I hate that expression…).

Update July 2022

Now it’s confirmed. The first part of the new Day-tourist tax system will be implemented starting on January 16, 2023. From that date, the cost for entering Venice will be from 3 to 10 euro as specified below. Later this year there will be a system online/website that allows anyone to book in advance and pay the ticket for entering. How exactly this will be carried out, is still to be seen.

The authorities are somewhat vague on this point, but they say that the online system will be up and running well before the system is operational. That would mean that the different levels of day tariffs (3 – 10 euro) have to be decided in advance. The idea is that the program when working shall make these adjustments along the way, and set the correct amount for each day based on previous tourist flow, seasonal variables, and a row of set parameters. It’s a very advanced and completely automatic system, at least that’s what they say.

Here’s a direct quote from City Counselor Michele Zuin:

In recent years, there has been a lot of talk about how to better control presences in the city, but few concrete ideas were pitched. The integrated system we are presenting today is intended to better manage tourist flows, and not to make cash, representing an incentive for more orderly tourism. The proceeds from the entry fee will be used first of all to pay the costs for the introduction of the system and then to lower residents’ TARI bills (a municipal tax on the cost of disposal of household waste). Setting limits on entrances at certain times may be necessary, but this does not mean closing the city. Venice will always remain open to everyone. However, we believe that visiting it is more beautiful, peaceful, and safe if people book ahead. Such measures will also allow residents to experience their city better.

An informational campaign will be launched later this year with all the specifics. For now, we know that it actually will come… It will be a reality, the wheels are in motion. And that is quite a step ahead compared to the last years. And most important of all, now we have a date…

16 of January 2023.

Update may, 2022.

It’s not really a hundred percent official, but Mayor Brugnaro as well as other city officials have said that the start of the City Tax will be put forward until January 1, 2023. And that seems logical. We are already in a full-blown tourist flow into the city. After the pandemic, the waves of visitors have returned with as much force as before the Covid lockdowns, and maybe even more.

So, what they are indicating is a test round for 2022, a kind of validation to see if the tourists are prone to submit to new ways to access the city. These will be very small adjustments, mostly in the way of booking and planning the visit to the lagoon city before arriving. Although that shouldn’t be a problem for the vast majority of visitors, it’s still quite a step from just showing up. It is normally free to come and go as you please wherever you are in the western world. Only border crossings have their special requirements, but after having entered the national territory, you move wherever you want.

Anyway, this is what Simone Venturini, municipal councilor responsible for tourism, says:

– We will start with an experimentation phase where our daily tourists will be invited to sign up for the visit at the website that we are completing as we speak. Those who book will receive incentives such as a reduction in admission to museums or other forms of discounts. We are still refining it and all will be announced in the coming weeks. Those who do not book in advance, will not be offered any incentives. All this will be ready in 2023 when the City Tax will be in force.

City Tax postponed until 2023

So, there you have it.

• The Tax will be functional in 2023 (… for now). Probably from January 1.
• There will be four tariffs, 3, 6, 8, and 10 Euro depending on the tourist flow for that specific day. All the other rules and exclusions have been confirmed as well.
• In 2022, you will be able to book your access to Venice in advance. The pre-booking through the Municipality website will give you some sort of discount or reduction of the ticket cost for museums etc. What’s important is that, for now, you are not required to reserve your visit in advance, no one will be denied entering the city.

Update December 2, 2021

Yes, we have it confirmed. The City Council has decided on a budget for the period 2021 – 2023. In it, there is a new suspension of the City Tax. This time until June 1, 2022. There is also a specific nomination about “Access Gates”… A closed-off city? Well, like so many times before, we don’t know.

What we do know is that until June 1, 2022, there is no Tourist Tax in Venice.

Update November 2021

Spokespersons of the City of Venice are stating that the tax will in fact be implemented from January 2022, just as acknowledged on 18 December 2020 by the City Council. That could be so. But a few things speak against that being the case.

• The Calendar, with the various colors explaining the different amounts of crowds in the city, and thus determining the amount of the tax for that day, hasn’t been published. That should happen before September 30, for the following year according to the regulations.
• The new situation for the Cruise ship passengers docking in locations outside of the historical city hasn’t been resolved.
• The latest development in the Coronavirus crisis doesn’t encourage limitations to the tourist flow. When I’m writing this (end of November 2021), the biggest concern is the new South African Variant (also known as B.1.1.529 , or Omicron ). The numbers in many European countries are rising considerably and Italy is no exception, although we until now were better of than many other parts of Europe.
• The Mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, sayd as late as September 3, 2021: “… We have to find the tools and technical solutions to allow people to enter the city…” That would mean that these solutions are not, as of September, in place.

From January 1, 2022, the Venice access fee is set to 6 euro for the vast majority of dates. On days with a low touristic flow, the tax will be 3 euro. On days with a high number of visitors, the fee will be 8 euro, raising to 10 euro for days with exceptionally large crowds. will probably be 3 euro on days with normal tourist flow, and 6 euro on days with exceptional crowds. Visitors staying in a hotel or B&B inside the city of Venice do not pay this additional tourist tax.

When fully functional…

there will be 4 colors;

• grey (normal), 6 euro
• green (few tourists) 3 euro
• red (many tourists) 8 euro
• black (crowded) 10 euro

It’s reasonable to believe that the vast majority of the days will be grey.

You can visit for up to seven consecutive days, paying only for three days. In this case, you will pay for the three days with the highest tariff within that week.

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The new Venice tourist tax for Cruise-ships passengers.

The cruise-ship passengers will pay a flat 7 euro. This is to make it easier for them to handle the tickets. (I just don’t understand why a cruise ship passenger would ever pay 7 euro if he could just walk in, get the ticket from the machine, and pay 6 or even 3 euro. But that is one of the issues that probably will be solved further on.)

As of November 2021, it is not clear if passengers on Cruise ships docking at the temporary ports in Fusina and other locations will be charged the flat 7 euro tax or the 3 to 10 euro tax.

The Venice tourist tax is not due for anyone staying at a hotel or any other touristic reception structure within the city of Venice (Mestre and Marghera included).

In what way do you pay the Venice tourist tax?

From high tech solutions to old time paper tickets.

When we first heard about the tourist tax back in 2019, the word was almost exclusively about microchips and other advanced technological solutions. As time went by, the authorities more and more aimed at very traditional and normal ways to charge the tourist tax.

There will definitely be machines from where you can purchase the day ticket. And there will definitely be an App for your smartphone or iPhone to upload the fee. As soon as the App is ready, I will post a link here.

Other factors that could compromise the deal…

2020 was a disaster for the tourist industry in Venice. From the last days of Carnival until December the city was more or less completely closed down. 15 -20 % of the restaurants, bars, hotels, etc didn’t make it and was closed for good. Those who did survive did so with huge losses in income.

By summer 2020 there were signs of an end to the disease altogether. The numbers were very low and people came out of their hiding places. Restrictions were still in place though, and Venice had few tourists, mostly domestic. And they didn’t make much of a difference to the balance of 2020.

Autumn of 2020 was nothing less than a total collapse, with overwhelmed hospitals, and well over a million active cases at any given point. It was evident to everybody that the tourist tax idea was to be postponed.

2021 started out with a positive forecast. The measures had an effect and slowly the restrictions were eased. What happened in Venice was an explosion of domestic and European tourists. Suddenly the city was as full as ever with crowds in every corner, and lines outside the few attractions that were open. By summer more restrictions, especially those concerning international travel and museums’ and attractions’ opening hours were lifted, and even more tourists arrived. Summer 2021 was crazy…

And the autumn continued in the same way. We congratulated ourselves on having very low numbers of infections. And this is probably the reason why the City seems to have decided to actually go through with the tourist tax idea.

Now it’s November, and in just a few weeks the situation has changed. We can no longer look at the SARS-CoV2 in an optimistic light. Things are going downhill again. And this is why I think the tourist tax will be postponed once again. But that’s just my own prophecy. We will have to what and see… Just like so many times before.

Who has to pay the Venice tourist tax?

Anyone who’s coming into Venice or the Islands in the lagoon and doesn’t stay in a hotel, B&B, or any other official accommodation inside the city, Venice or Mestre, and thus already is paying the local city tax of 2 – 5 euro. To be absolutely clear: If you pay the tourism tax, Tassa di soggiorno , at the hotel you don’t have to pay the new access fee.

• Residents in Venice.
• Residents in Veneto.
• Tenants in Venice or the island in the lagoon with a non-tourist contract, with family.
• Spouses, partners, and relatives up to the 3rd degree to anyone living in Venice or on any of the islands in the lagoon.
• Anyone with a valid “ Venezia Unica ” travel document
• Employees in Venice, or self-employed. Also, anyone who’s there for a meeting or a temporary appointment, etc.
• Anyone who has a house in Venice and pays the tax, IMU, for that property, with family.
• Students and pupils of any educational facility in Venice or on any of the islands in the lagoon.
• Anyone who’s in for voluntary work, for health treatment, other official business, etc, etc. Also, those who accompany and/or assist people who are in Venice for medical treatment.
• Anyone who participates in sports competitions recognized by the CONI, its Federations or by authorized Sports Associations, e.g. Venice Marathon.
• Children under 6 years of age.
• People with severe disability and assistants.
• Those born within the city of Venice. If you live in Sydney or Kairo doesn’t matter. If you were born here you’re excluded.
• And a whole lot of other cases…

Major Luigi Brugnaro about the Venice Tourist Tax.

How do you pay?

Any official transport service that brings in people to Venice , trains, buses, taxis, ships, and even anyone who offers arriving at the airport at Lido (… which would be improbable as it’s closed for passenger traffic) should provide the tickets. Either as a separate ticket or as a surcharge to the existing travel fee.

Other than that, the Venice tourist tax ticket will probably be available through normal channels, ticket offices, newsstands, as well as online and via the official App. You will also have the possibility to buy the ticket automated ticket machines. The companies selling the ticket have to make sure the tax is paid, asking for documentation of the reason for exclusion. It is not meant to be complicated for the visitor, but a very simple surcharge.

Limited Traffic Area.

The Major has spoken of the necessity to book in advance to be able to get in. But he’s also declared that no one will be left outside. In the future, there could be a smart chip and the possibility to read it off from a distance. Probably checking all the traffic coming in without putting up the infamous gates at the entrance.

He’s also been talking about making Venice a ZTL , limited traffic area, much like the C-zone in Milan . That way nobody could access the city in a private car, and thus sneaking in without paying the tax through official transportation.

The C-zone in Milan

It works like this: Every workday from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. traffic is limited. If you have a reasonably clean vehicle, you can get in if you pay. If you have an old car you don’t get in even with a ticket. Police, Ambulances, and a whole lot of others are excluded. But all this will have to wait at least until 2022, and probably even further.

Destinazione Venezia

The “Destination Venice”-ticket is a surcharge to the existing ticket fee when traveling with ACTV,  ATVO, Arriva, or Busitalia. It will be implemented when Venice applies a tourist tax for travelers entering the city starting from January 1, 2022.

It could mean a competitive advantage as it makes it easier to manage the extra bureaucracy. These companies cover most or almost all of the buses to Venice within the larger metropolitan area.

He talks a lot our Major.

About fines. For the single tourist, there will be fines from 100 to 450 if you don’t pay the Access Fee. But it seems that this could only happen if you declare falsely… Since it’s the transport company who’s responsible and they should enforce the payment or at least inform about it. But we still don’t know exactly how this is going to be done.

For them, the bus-, train-, and taxi companies, on the other hand, the fines will be a little heavier.

For those staying in a hotel outside the City of Venice (meaning outside of  Mestre and Marghera as well), but within the region of Veneto, the fee will be partial.

Here’s a link to the city of Venice website explaining everything more thoroughly in Italian.

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In April of 2022, Easter weekend was bustling with tourists who had come to explore Venice's main attractions, such as the Palazzo Ducale and the Piazza San Marco.

During this time, there was a peak of 160,000 visitors on Saturday, 16th April - showcasing the gradual recovery of tourist numbers that Venice has seen since the beginning of the pandemic.

For many years now, Venice has been facing the issue of over-tourism. In 2019, a staggering 30 million travelers visited Venice, making it difficult for its infrastructure to handle the overwhelming influx of visitors.

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Most notably, much of this tourism was from day trippers who did not contribute any revenue to the city's tourism industry, like booking accommodation, visiting museums, shopping, and eating out ( and they missed a lot ).

Venice has taken several measures to balance the influx of tourists with the needs of the local population. One of them was a ban on big cruise ships entering its lagoon .

I can imagine being on a cruise and entering Venice. The view from up there is undoubtedly stunning, but this ruined the city by polluting the canals and contributing to the deterioration of the city's foundation.

We all want to preserve a fantastic city like Venice, am I right?

Venice is introducing an innovative booking system to manage visitor numbers further. This new system is expected to help meet the demands of both locals and travelers alike .

We should all be okay with paying the local tourist tax. Even if you don't meet the requirements to be exempt from it, the amount of the tax is relatively small.

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I have visited Venice many times; it is only two hours from my hometown Trieste. I visited Venice in every season, and I saw how crowded it can get.

During summertime, Venice is so overcrowded you cannot walk. To get somewhere where normally you would walk for only ten minutes, you can easily spend one hour just because every street is packed with tourists, not to mention the risk of falling into the canals.

Travel Tip: Please don't think having a dip into Venice canals could be refreshing. It's pretty disgusting because many houses and old hotels still release sewage into Venice canals, so be aware before refreshing your feet in it.

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Venice, a popular tourist destination, recently implemented a new fee. This fee is aimed at managing the increasing demand and preserving the city's cultural heritage.

If you're planning a trip to Venice , it's important to be aware of this fee and its details. Keep reading to learn more about the Venice tourist fee .

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LET’S DIVE RIGHT IN...

Why is Venice charging Tourists?

The city council will introduce a new entry fee to prevent the city of Venice from being overrun by tourists. Visitors to the historic Italian city must pay anywhere from €2-€10 ($2-$11) if they stay for less than 24 hours.

This booking system intends to help preserve one of Italy's most popular tourist destinations, so it is an excellent way to take care of the world's most romantic city.

Travel Tip : if you have never been to Venice, you probably have no idea how crowded the city can get during the summertime and the Carnival month . Venice has so many tourists that you cannot walk along canals without risking falling into the water (and the canal's water is full of sewage drains, so not inviting for a dip).

The areas where the fee will apply:

Venice has imposed a tourist fee for visitors to its iconic city center and the other islands you should visit in Venice : Lido di Venezia, Pellestrina, Murano , Burano , Torcello , Sant'Erasmo, Mazzorbo, Mazzorbetto, Vignole, Sant'Andrea, La Certosa, San Servolo and Poveglia.

Tourists must pay this fee to access these historically significant areas of Venice.

Do I need to pay a fee to enter Venice?

If you ( like many other travelers ) dream about your next trip to Venice to explore this famous and romantic city and wonder if you must register to go to Venice, the answer is yes!

Keep that in mind before booking your plane ticket, and make sure there are still spots available for your vacation in Venice.

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If you're considering a trip to Venice , here is what you need to know about taxes: who must pay them, how much they'll cost, and what types of taxes are applicable.

What is the difference between the Venice tourist tax and the Venice tourist fee?

Tourists visiting Venice are now liable for two types of taxes :

the "tassa di soggiorno" or overnight tax, anyone staying in Venice more than one night has to pay;

the "contributo di accesso," a day-trippers tax for anyone coming for a day.

Both fees can be paid either online or on arrival .

Tip : The easest solution for you is to pay the "overnight stay" when you check in at the hotel and if you visit Venice on a day trip, book your entrance ticket online in advance.

Do you need to pay the Venice tourist tax and the Venice tourist fee?

No, you won't have to pay both taxes, only one of them .

The overnight tax is only paid by those staying overnight , and the amount is based on the number of nights spent in Venice and the accommodation's star rating.

The day-tripper tax affects those visiting without an overnight stay ( visiting Venice on a day trip ) and is calculated according to the number of people expected to see that day.

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EVERYTHING ABOUT THE VENICE TOURIST FEE

Visiting Venice has gotten more complex (nothing to be scared about), introducing a new tax. To plan your day trip, you must book your visit using the city's booking platform .

What is the Venice tourist fee?

Travelers who want to visit Venice must pre-book and pay a fee.

The new tax Venice planned to implement was announced in February 2019, which would be added to the tickets of any public transport reaching the city. It was set for an introduction in January 2023, but great floods and the pandemic postponed its add-on.

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How much is the entrance fee to Venice?

The city of Venice has established an access tax of 5€/person. To manage the volume of daily tourism and limit overcrowding, the Venice tax's daily cost will fluctuate depending on how many visitors are expected in the city.

There will be a lower tax amount on days when few tourists are expected, while there will be a higher tax cost on days with an increased number of tourists.

So, how much will the entrance fee cost in Venice?

A tiered tax system has been implemented to help manage crowds in the city:

A 3 euro per person tax ( Green Light ) is applied when fewer people are expected to arrive.

A 6 euro per person tax ( Yellow Light ) regularly applies, while an -8 euro/person tax (Red Light) applies when excessive travelers are expected.

10 euro per person tax ( Black Light, the highest one ) applies when there are overwhelming visitors.

Why is Venice charging an entry fee?

The locals have faced a burden with 5 times more day tourists than long-term visitors to the city. With 20 million daily visitors coming and going, these people caused a significant increase in maintenance costs for the town but didn't contribute anything back.

To ensure that locals don't have to bear this added financial expense alone, a tourist fee will be implemented for each non-contributing traveler.

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What will the tourist fee money be used for in Venice?

The funds collected from day-trippers will decrease what Venetians must pay to use public services and help reduce costs such as the Garbage Tax, which is currently very high.

How do I register to enter Venice?

The website is ready, and you can book your ticket on the official Venice Access Fee website .

Are there going to be entrance gates to enter Venice?

Venice is an island, and there are only a few entrances. The police will be stationed at the few access points to Venice, so ensure you have paid these taxes before entering the island.

When will travelers have to pay to visit Venice?

Venice tourism office has recently announced that their Venice Access Fee, which was initially planned to go into effect on 16th January 2023, will start to be implemented from April 2024.

You won't need to pay the Venice Entrance Fee every day. They decide to have a trial period, so check out if you need to pay this fee for the days you plan to visit Venice here .

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Who will have to pay the entry fee to visit Venice?

All visitors to Venice must pre-book their visits in advance. However, residents and their family members, children under six, and guests staying overnight at a local hotel are exempt from the entry fee.

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Who will be exempt from booking a Venice entrance ticket?

Venice, the City of Masks, will soon use a mobile app to grant access to its turnstiles.

People who don't need to pay the Venice entrance fee:

Local commuters living in the Veneto region,

Kids under 6 years of age,

People with disabilities,

People staying in a Venice hotel,

Football supporters coming to Venice to support their team playing against Venice,

Workers will all have access to the virtual key, which allows them to pass through these security checkpoints. The technology is set to improve the ease of travel for those in and out of Venice daily,

Owners of the Venezia Unica city pass,

People wanted to go to the Venice hospital,

People who have to attend a funeral in Venice,

Relatives of people living in Venice,

Law enforcement.

Who has to pre-book entry to Venice?

Everyone wishing to visit Venice on a day trip must pre-book their entry in advance to guarantee access to the city unless they are exempted.

Do I have to pre-book my Venice entrance a lot in advance?

A maximum number of tourists will be allowed to enter Venice each day, and priority will be given to students, day workers, and those who have pre-booked their entry.

If the threshold is met, any additional tourists will not be permitted access, so plan your trip to Venice.

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How do you pay to enter Venice?

Wondering "How do I book tickets for Venice?" You can pre-book and pay for your entrance to Venice on the website by card on the official Venice website.

Will there be fines if I don't book my entrance to Venice?

Local police will be checking for proof of payment at all Venice entrances. Please comply with this requirement to avoid a fine between 50 and 300 euros ( so don't ruin your vacation to save a couple of euros; pre-book it in advance and have a wonderful time in Venice ).

How can I don't pay the Venice entrance fee?

The only way to avoid paying the Venice entrance fee is by buying a Venezia Unica Card ( that costs 100 euros and lasts 5 year s).

If you visit Venice only on a day trip, paying the Venice entrance fee is the cheapest option.

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The Venezia Unica card is valid for 5 years and costs 100€. This card provides owners access to discounted tickets on public water transportation at 1.5€ per fare instead of 9.50€ per fare ( it is an excellent card only if you live or work in Venice ).

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VENICE TOURIST TAX / OVERNIGHT STAY TAX

Venice is a famous city that tourists flock to in droves. Visitors must account for the tourist tax, or "tassa di soggiorno," which is mandatory for all stays in the city. But who does it apply to, how much do you need to pay, and how can it be paid?

This article answers all these questions regarding the tourist tax in Venice.

What is Venice's tourist tax?

Tourists staying in Hotels or B&Bs in Venice must pay a nightly "overnight tax." This fee is levied on visitors and starts at 1€ per person per night but may increase to 5€.

It must be paid directly at the Hotel or B&B. The tax applies for the first five days of an individual's stay, and there is no charge from the sixth day onwards.

How do I pay the Venice tourist tax?

You will pay the Venice tourist tax at the moment of your accommodation check-in, and you can pay by card or cash.

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What happens if I don't pay the Venice tourist tax?

There is no way you can avoid paying the Venice tourist tax. Your accommodation manager will charge you for it at your check-in.

How much is the Venice tourist tax?

When visiting Venice, the overnight tax you must pay depends on the quality of the hotel you are staying in, the length of your stay, and the number of people who will be staying with you.

Calculating the total cost is simple - multiply the night tax (depending on where you are), the number of nights, and the number of people staying at the accommodation.

The price of the tourist tax in Venice during the low season:

€1.50 per day for B&B;

From €0.75 to €1.25 per day for guest houses (depending on the category)

€0.50 per day for 1-star hotels;

€1.00 per day for 2-star hotels;

€1.50 per day for 3-star hotels;

€2.00 per day for 4-star hotels;

€2.50 per day for 5-star hotels.

The price of the tourist tax in Venice during the high season:

€3.00 per day for B&B;

From €1.00 to €2.50 per day for guest houses, depending on the category;

€1.00 per day for 1-star hotels;

€2.00 per day for 2-star hotels;

€3.00 per day for 3-star hotels;

€4.00 per day for 4-star hotels;

€5.00 per day for 5-star hotels.

Remember that children under 10 do not have to pay the tourist tax.

Why do you have to pay a tourist tax?

To recoup some of the costs associated with funding city services such as infrastructure and maintenance, Venetian authorities implemented a tourist tax in the early 2000s.

The tourist tax is charged for overnight stays in Venice or other cities within the Comune di Venezia and helps support public services from which visitors and locals benefit.

This fee helps cover the cost of cleaning services, which are often done by hand in the early morning hours to collect garbage throughout the city. The tourism tax helps keep Venice's streets clean and its economy strong.

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MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT VENICE

Want to know more about how to plan the perfect holiday in Venice?

Here are some other frequent questions you might need to know the answer to.

Can I use my debit card in Venice?

You can use your debit or credit card in Venice almost everywhere. It would be best if you had some cash only to purchase at some small shops or the local market.

Card payments are accepted almost everywhere in Venice.

Which Venice pass should I buy?

There are different Venice passes you can purchase:

The Vaporetto Pass to move around the island faster and visit the other beautiful Venice islands. See Vaporetto Pass here .

The Venice Public Transport Pass with Airport Transfer. See prices here .

St Mark Square Pass to visit all the sights around St Mark's Square. See St. Mark Square Museum Pass here .

The Venice City Pass is the perfect tourist pass for sightseeing in Venice. With this card, you'll receive fast-track access to Doge's Palace and Saint Mark's Basilica, two must-see sites in Venice. It also includes a beautiful gondola ride along the city's canals, a City Audio Guide App, and a Past and Presents Virtual Tour! When you book it online, you can select your preferred dates and times for each activity - then show your ticket on your smartphone once you arrive. See the Venice City Pass now!

The Venice Discovery Pass includes the entrance to the famous Doge's palace, a Vaporetto pass (Venice ferry pass), entrance to the best 15 churches in Venice, the Alilaguna boat transfer from Venice Marco Polo Airport to the city center, and a City Audio Guide App. See Venice Discovery Pass here.

What do you need to book in advance to visit Venice?

There are many things you should book in advance to visit Venice:

First of all, a flight and accommodation . The sooner, the better to find better deals and get the best prices (the best accommodation get fully booked a lot in advance).

A transfer from the airport to the city center. See here how to reach Venice from the Airport .

A gondola ride is a must-do; you can book a discounted gondola ride here .

A skip-the-line ticket to see all the museums you wish (to save money and time because the queue to enter Venice attractions can be 2 hours long, and I'm not joking). See all the Venice museums deals here .

The Venice city pass is a great way to save money and time when visiting Venice, and you can get it here.

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MY FINAL THOUGHTS

Venice is one of the world's most beautiful and captivating cities, but visitors should know that tourist entry fees have been put in place to help preserve the city. Those who come to Venice may need to pay a fee for entrance or access, which will go towards maintenance and preservation efforts for the area—ensuring its beauty for years to come!

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Multiple day trips from Venice:

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Scegli i servizi, ritira la tessera, you are here, practical information, useful information, tourist tax.

With this small sum, you can contribute to the protection and safeguarding of Venice: the funds raised will help the city to improve the quality of the tourist offer (local public services, museums, events, hospitality ...) and to finance maintenance, use and recovery of the cultural and environmental heritage of the Venetian territory.

Children under the age of 10 and disabled people are exempt from paying the tax; while for young people between 10 and 16 years of age a reduction of 50% is recognized.

To find out in detail all the rates, reductions and exemptions provided, visit the dedicated web page of the City of Venice  (in italian).

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Health Assistance

In case of an emergency, please ring 118 which is the national emergency number valid all over Italy, and active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The call is free on landlines and mobile phones.

Health network project

The “ Salute in rete ” project organized by the Local health and care services - Ulss 3 Serenissima - offers qualified medical and emergencies services to residents, tourists, business operators, workers, commuters and students through a network of medical centres, units and equipment:

• St. Mark's Square First Aid Point   Venice - Piazza San Marco 63/65 Procuratie Nuove
•   Piazzale Roma First Aid Point    Venice - Santa Croce 496 Piazzale Roma
• “Cardiac Life support” City :  50 defibrillators all over the city
• “health-in-touch” : service is also operative  in both Italian and English, from April 1st  to October 31st - 8 am to 6 pm,  to provide tourists with information on what to do, where to go or who to consult.

Pharmacies:

Pharmacies are open from 8.30am to12.30pm, and from 4.00pm to 8.00pm, Mondays to Fridays; and from 9.00am to 12.00 midday on Saturdays.  Opening hours are displayed at the entrance of each pharmacy, together with a night service roster. For more information please check pharmacies on duty

Doctor on call : This service is operative every day from 8.00pm to 8.00am the following day; and on days before holidays from 10.00am to 8.00am the following day; on holidays from 8.00am to 8.00pm.

• Centro Storico Venezia tel. 0039 041 5294060
• Lido Malmocco Alberoni tel. 0039 041 5267743
• Pellestrina tel. 0039 041 967549
• Burano tel. 0039 041 730005
• Murano S. Erasmo tel. 0039 041 5274078
• Cavallino Treporti Ca’ Savio tel. 0039 041 5300214
• Mestre Sud – Marghera – Mestre Nord tel. 0039 041 9657999
• Marcon Quarto d’Altino tel. 0039 0422 824146

Doctor on call for tourists

Exclusively for tourists  in summer, from 13th June to 15th September. Clinic hours and home calls every day from 8.30am to 1.30pm and from 2.30pm to 7.30pm.  The clinic is at Via Lisbona 1 Ca' Vio-Cavallino, Venice. Tel: 0039 041 5300874

DISTRETTO DEL VENEZIANO Venezia Centro Storico, Isole ed Estuario, Cavallino-Treporti DISTRETTO DEL VENEZIANO Venezia Terraferma, Marcon e Quarto d'Altino DISTRETTO DI MIRANO-DOLO DISTRETTO DI CHIOGGIA  

First aid point at Lido di Venezia:

Ospedale Al Mare - Centro Sanitario Polifunzionale - (Outpatients clinic)

Paediatric Wards

Ulss 3 Serenissima Venezia Ospedale SS. Giovanni e Paolo - Pediatria - (Peadiatric ward)  Ulss 3 Serenissima Ulss 3 Serenissima Mestre Ospedale dell’Angelo - Pediatria - (Peadiatric ward)

Non-urgent healthcare transport with different organizations,  see link Health assistance for foreigners in Italy, see link

Venice is unique, very precious, and VERY vulnerable; you support it with your stay: Funds collected through holiday/sojourn taxes contribute to enhancing, improving and updating the city,  ensuring  quality-increase in tourist services - local public services, museums, events, hospitality - and funding maintenance works, use and restoration of Venetian cultural  and environmental assets.

Luggage Storage

Venezia - Mestre Train Station The Luggage Storage Depot can be found inside the railway station, along platform 1. https://www.kibag.it/en/deposito-bagagli-venezia/deposito-kipoint-venezia-mestre/

Marco Polo Airport - Tessera (Venice) The left luggage office is on the ground floor outside the terminal next to Entrance 1 and it is run by Cooperativa Trasbagagli. phone (+39) 041 4581667 email: [email protected] https://www.veneziaairport.it/en/at-the-airport/left-luggage-and-porter-service.html

Luggage Storage Depot Cooperativa Trasbagagli at Piazzale Roma - Venice Safe luggage storage inside the City Parking Garage "Autorimessa Comunale". phone: +39 041 4581667 email: [email protected] https://www.trasbagagli.it/en/

Luggage Storage The Golden Luggage in Piazzale Roma - Venice Located three minutes walk from Venezia Santa Lucia train station and one minute from Piazzale Roma. address: Santa Croce 516, 30135 Venezia tel. (+39) 041 4765936 email: [email protected] www.thegoldenluggage.com

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Automated luggage storage   Vaise - Venice address 1: San Marco - Fenice, Calle de Piscina de Frezzaria 1657, Venice address 2: Piazzale Roma - Terminal bus, Rio Terà Sant’Andrea 460, Venice cell: +39 334 1186460 email: [email protected] https://www.vaise.it/en/

Bounce Luggage Storage - Venice and Mestre Many luggage storage points at local businesses in Venice (Venezia Santa Lucia train station, Piazzale Roma, San Marco), Marco Polo Airport and Mestre. Online booking:  https://usebounce.com/city/venice

Luggage Storage Cooperativa Trasbagagli at Tronchetto - Venice The luggage storage is located close to the People Mover terminal. tel. (+39) 041 4581667 email: [email protected] https://www.trasbagagli.it/en/

Luggage carrier of the Port of Venice - Maritime Station address: Marittima, Fabbr. 103, 30135 Venice tel. (+39) 041 5334734 cell. (+39) 349 8635666 email: [email protected] https://www.port.venice.it/en/it/node/1692/left-luggage

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Murano Glass Trademark

The Island received world-wide recognition and became one of the “Made in Italy” symbols.

The Vetro Artistico® Murano trademark was officially instituted by the Veneto Region and registered at the European Office (Alicante) for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).  It is managed by the Consorzio Promovetro di Murano, an organization born in 1985 to defend and promote the thousand-year-old Murano glass industry and to to enhance its image, world-wide. The usage of the Brand name is governed according to guidelines, and must be applied only to artistically-styled Murano glass products that have been created according to tradition, even though they may seem modern and innovative. The following products come under this classification - Products for lightings; acid-etched, sand-blasted, or cut engravings and decorations; murrine techniques, mirrors, beads, lampshades and glassware with various beadings.

• the Murano trademark guide
• Official Website

Seeing a master glass craftsman moulding raw materials still in the fire, is one of the most fascinating events even seen. As if by magic, shapes are born: fire, breath, pliers, a few simple hand movements, - but in reality, all comes about, after years and years of work and refinement of techniques, - an art handed down from one generation to another, over the centuries. Murano glass is a small secret hidden in a treasure chest in the Venetian lagoon.

Murano glass is prestigious. It is created and modelled by wise master craftsmen, who, still today, use a few simple steel tools, and repeat the same actions daily. Thus, each object is unique and inimitable. The mystery of water, fire and sand is part of our history, handed down over the ages from father to son. Finished products are like precious works of art.

The Gondola

The cost of a 30 minute gondola ride is €90.00 ; after 07:00 pm (until 3:00 am) € 110.00 for a 35-minute tour (maximum 5 people on board). The water tour can start from anywhere in the city, but most gondolas are usually found in the main canals, or near the Venetian alleys “ calli ” with the biggest tourist flow. All gondoliers wear the same sailor costume and straw hat.

Residents regularly use gondola ferries, to get from one side of the Grand Canal to the other. Therefore, the trip is always very short. For each crossing, there is a €2,00 tariff, payable to the gondolier where you get on board.

A list of operative gondola ferries ( traghetto ):

Santa Sofia - Rialto Market : from Monday to Friday from 08.30 am to 07.00 pm Saturdays, Mondays and Holidays from 09.00 am to 07.00 pm

San Tomà - Sant'Angelo : from Monday to Friday  from 09.30 am to 07.00 pm Saturdays, Mondays and Holi days from 09.00 am to 06.30 pm

Santa Maria del Giglio - San Gregorio : from 09.00 am to 06.00 pm

Riva del Carbon – Riva del Vin: from Monday to Friday, from 09.00 am to 12.00 noon

Punta della Dogana - Calle Vallaresso: from 09.00 am to 06.00 pm

Closed on 25th and 26th December, 1st January and 15th August. On 24th and 31st December the service will stop at 01:00 pm.

To get to the Lido , where you can go for a peaceful bike-ride especially on Sundays, please take the motor vessel line LN leaving from the Pietà jetty, near St. Mark's in the old city centre. The route ends at Santa Maria Elisabetta's jetty.

However, if you are in Mestre or Marghera, go along the bike-track from Ponte della Libertà to Tronchetto. When you get there, you can board the ferry going to San Nicolò at the Lido.

If you are coming from Punta Sabbioni, the southern end of the Cavallino-Treporti coastal area, please board motor vessel line LN. You will arrive at your destination in about half an hour.

To get to the island of Pellestrina if you are at the Lido – go to Santa Maria Elisabetta's Square and then towards Alberoni for about ten kilometres. Continue on for another kilometre until you reach the jetty in front of the Rochetta lighthouse where you can catch the ferry for Pellestrina.

When you get off the barge, go along the road for about eight kilometres - you can't get lost, it's the only one! - the road goes near old walls, and the awe-inspiring dyke made of Istrian stone during the Republic of Venice era to protect the lagoon banks from sea erosion.

You will arrive at the jetty to catch the motor vessel headed for Chioggia. You can take your bike on board with you!

To get to the island of Sant'Erasmo if you are at the old city centre, go to the Fondamenta Nuove pier, which is about a ten minute walk from Rialto. Get on the ACTV waterbus route No. 13 and take your bike with you. Within half an hour, you will reach the island considered by Venetians to be the historical vegetable garden of Venice. The island is famous for vineyards, fruit trees, and above all, vegetables, with the purple artichoke of Sant'Erasmo being the most famous.

At Mestre and on the Venetian mainland , you can go wild, because you've got a variety of bike-tracks to choose from.

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Visiting Venice in 2024? You need to be aware of a new requirement for ALL visitors. Starting on specific days in April 2024 the city will collect a fee to enter the city aimed at the large number of day trippers who put pressure on the city’s delicate infrastructure.

Historically visitors staying overnight pay a per person, per night city tax collected by their hotel or accommodation of between 1 and 5 Euros per person per night. The tax paid depends on the time of year and the location, type and standard of your accommodation.

In 2024 the city will now collect a €5 fee via this online portal if you are planning to spend just the day in Venice ie not stay overnight. 

Once you have paid your access fee or successfully applied for your exemption a QR code is generated that you will download to your smartphone and present to authorities at their request. Fines of up to €300 applies if you have not got proof of access fee payment or exemption.

What is the Venice tourist tax or “Access Fee”?

This is a new fee introduced in 2024 to collect visitor taxes from tourists entering Venice on a day trip. Travelers to Venice will either pay the day trip access fee online OR the per night city tax collected by their hotel or accommodation. If staying overnight in Venice on specific days listed below, visitors will pay the city tax but must also apply for an exemption from the access fee. 

On what days in 2024 will I need to pay the visitor access fee or apply for an exemption?

At this time, ALL travelers to Venice will need to complete the access pass process if they are visiting the city on the following days:

• APRIL – 25-30
• MAY – 1-5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26
• JUNE – 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-30
• JULY – 6-7, 13-14

** It is likely additional dates in August and September will be added later in the year.

You will need to complete the process online at the official site and either pay the tax OR apply for an exemption

Who needs to pay the Venice tourist tax?

If you are visiting Venice on the days listed above and not staying overnight you will need to pay the new €5 access fee here on this website . There are exceptions for children under the age of 14, those staying in Venice overnight, people with disabilities and residents of Venice. See the full list of exemptions here . Reminder – if you are exempt from the tax and visiting Venice on the dates listed above you will need to apply for your exemption here on this website .

I’m staying overnight in Venice – what do I need to do?

If you are staying overnight in Venice on the dates listed above you will need to apply for an exemption on this website and download a QR code you can show to authorities on request. You may also need to show evidence of your accommodation booking. 

When should I complete this process?

It’s probably best not to leave this until the last minute. We suggest completing the requirements on this website a week before this trip. Please note, processes like this have the potential to change last minute in Italy so it’s probably not a good idea to do this too far in advance.

I’m staying overnight in Mestre – what do I need to do?

If you are staying overnight in Mestre or in the area of the Metropolitan City of Venice on the dates listed above you will need to apply for an exemption on this website and download a QR code you can show to authorities on request. You may also need to show evidence of your accommodation booking. 

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In the municipality of Venice, all guests staying in accommodation facilities (hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, etc.) are required to pay the Tourist Tax, which is collected directly by the facility manager.

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Venice will start charging day-trippers an extra fee to enter this week

Italy’s latest attempt to fight overtourism is a fee on day-trippers to Venice at peak times

In 2022, the city of  Venice  announced that it was going to be launching a  tourist tax . Its  introduction has been postponed a couple of times, with the launch initially proposed for June 2022, and then January 2023. Now it looks like it’s finally happening, as  day-trippers wanting to enter Venice from Saturday April 27 will have to pay for a ticket to do so. 

The fee will apply to visitors who travel only for the day to the ‘old city’ – that ’ s the entirety of the lagoon region. Those travelling directly to the ‘minor islands’ like Burano and Murano won’t need to pay, and locals and commuters will also be exempt. People staying in the city for one night or more will also be excused from the charge, as will people with a second home in Venice. However, those exempt from the fee must still register their trip online.

The fee will be applied as part of a trial run from Saturday until Sunday, May 5. It will then be enforced every weekend between 8.30am and 4pm (exluding June 1 and 2) until Sunday July 14. It will cost €5 (£4.30, $5.40) per person, and the new system issues a QR code upon payment, to help streamline the experience for visitors. 

It’s thought that the tax will simply be used to cover the cost of the booking system itself, rather than turning a profit. The idea is  to try and discourage  visitors on days when the city is likely to be at capacity. This comes after UNESCO announced it was considering adding Venice to its endangered list , partly due to damage caused by high tourist numbers.

Venice is on plenty of bucket lists, but to protect it for the future, these measures seem like a necessary step. Venice officials hope that by implementing this new entry charge, the city will become more liveable for residents and enjoyable to visitors.

Venice isn’t the only place that is attempting to combat overtourism. Here’s our full list of destinations that are cracking down on tourists . 

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Venice's new tourist tax launches this month—how will it work?

Day trippers will need to pay €5 to enter on select days in a pilot scheme which starts during the biennale.

Fighting for space: around 30 million visitors flood into Venice every year, and two thirds of these are day trippers. Just 10% of tourists visit the city’s civic museums Tom Fenske

After delays and passionate protests, Venice will become the world’s first city to charge day trippers entry this month. Ahead of the pilot’s launch, councillors said other cities could learn from Venice’s experiment, while critics said the scheme was doomed to failure .

Each year around 30 million visitors flood Venice, a Unesco world heritage site and home to fewer than 50,000 people. The onslaught has pushed locals to the mainland as they flee rising rents and tourist-clogged streets. Two thirds of visitors are day trippers, who add little to the local economy, according to official statistics.

Day trippers will now need to pay €5 to enter Venice between 8.30am and 4pm on elected days. The pilot will be active on 29 days between 25 April—the feast day of St Mark, Venice’s patron saint—and 14 July, including on most weekends. Visitors will need to download a QR code that may be checked by controllers patrolling key entry points such as the Santa Lucia train station and Piazzale Roma car park. Transgressors risk fines of between €50 and €300.

Residents, homeowners, students and workers, including commuters, are exempt from the scheme. Children under 14, people in need of care, and visitors staying in rented accommodation and hotels – who already pay a tourist tax of between €1 and €5 per night – will need to book their visits, but they are exempt from the fee. People who are solely visiting Venice’s islands, including the Lido and Murano, will not need to pay the charge. By 6 March, nearly 5,000 people had pre-paid the fee, while 23,000 of those who are exempt had logged their presence, officials told The Art Newspaper .

Simone Venturini, Venice’s tourism chief, admits that the scheme, which cost €3m, is not a “magic bullet”, but predicts it could dissuade some “hit and run” visitors from booking holidays on the busiest days of the year. Controllers, who will number between 50 and 60 at any one time, will show leniency during the trial, allowing those without a QR code to download one while still within a “buffer zone” near entry points, he adds. Data collected by the Smart Control Room, where operators monitor tourists’ movements with video cameras and mobile phone data, will help assess the scheme’s impact, allowing it to be tweaked in the future.

The charge was born after Italy passed a law in 2019 allowing Venice to introduce a day trippers’ tax of up to €10. Plans to charge up to €10 from that year were dropped during the pandemic, and a similar scheme for last year was delayed so the system could be perfected. When councillors voted by 24 votes to 10 in September to introduce the new €5 charge, the city hall erupted into a scene of screaming councillors accusing Mayor Luigi Brugnaro of damaging the city and angry protestors brandishing banners.

Giuseppe Saccà, an opposition councillor for the centre-left Democratic Party, says it is “shameful” that Venice is becoming the world’s first pay-to-enter city. Government officials have also criticised the move. Daniela Santanché, the tourism minister, said at a February event: “I don’t agree with using taxation to manage tourism.” She added: “It’s better for a service to cost more than a tax [that] gives nothing in return.”

While other destinations have introduced taxes to manage over-tourism – including Bhutan, the small nation in the Himalayas, which charges visitors $200 a day, and the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, which charges $18.80—they have usually been included in accommodation costs or visa fees. Venice will be the first city to charge visitors to enter.

Difficult to enforce

Saccà said the scheme is “messy and jumbled”, arguing it would make life “impossible” for working Venetians, and predicts it “cannot be enforced”. Instead, he says, Venice should create packages of services for tourists, including transport and museum tickets, with variable prices depending on the period to regulate visitor flows. In Saccà’s view, the new charge is a money-making scheme designed to dissuade Unesco from putting Venice on its blacklist. (In September last year, Unesco voted not to include Venice on the endangered list but said “further progress still needs to be made”). Saccà also accuses Brugnaro of doing nothing to counter over-tourism.

Venturini argues that Brugnaro’s administration has made progress: since the Covid-19 pandemic, when tourist numbers plummeted, it has limited the opening of new hotels, bars, restaurants and souvenir shops, worked with the government to ban cruise ships from the historic centre, and announced a 25-person limit on tour groups. He predicted that Venice would soon reap rewards. “The trend is changing,” he says.

He adds that the scheme would be a boon for visitors to the Venice Biennale, who tend to stay in the city for more than one day. “There will be less pressure on the city,” he said. “For whoever decides to sleep in the city, it will be more beautiful, more liveable.”

During a November press conference, Michele Zuin, Venice’s finance chief, brushed off accusations that the charge was about money-making, saying it was expected to generate €700,000—far less than invested.

Claudio Vernier, the president of the Piazza San Marco association, a local heritage protection group, says the tax is a good idea but visitors should pay a higher fee of €10. Just 10% of tourists visit Venice’s civic museums, meaning they contribute little to cultural institutions, Vernier says. He suggests that funds raised with a higher charge could be used to restore heritage in the city.

But Giovanni Leone, the president of Do.Ve, a Venetian merchants and artisans association, views the tourist tax as ineffectual. Instead, the council should clamp down on holiday lets, now that hotels, B&Bs and rented apartments in the historic centre have the capacity to host 50,000 tourists overnight—more than Venetian residents—he says. He is critical of Brugnaro for not taking advantage of a national law passed in 2022 allowing Venice to limit the number of holiday lets. “If we implement this measure we will open the way for other cities blighted by over-tourism,” Leone says.

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All visitors who stay in an accommodation facility within the territory of the Municipality of Venice have to pay the Tourist tax . The collected funds will help the City improve the quality of the tourist services and finance works aimed at maintaining.

Every year more than 20 million visitors are amazed at the sight of Venice. With a small sum of money even you will become one of the City’s sponsors, contributing to safeguarding it. The collected funds will help the City improve the quality of the tourist services (transport, museums, events,…) and finance works aimed at maintaining, using and salvaging the city’s cultural and architectural heritage. Thank you for being Venice’s sponsors.

The tax, which will not be charged on residents, will be levied on the first five consecutive nights of any overnight stay. Tariffs will vary according to season (there will be two fares, one for low and on for high season), location (three areas have been identified: Venice old town, the islands and the mainland) and to the type of accommodation (hotels, b&b, campsites, holiday village, etc). In fact, there is a series of tax reductions foreseen for accommodation facilities located on the islands in the Lagoon (30%) or on the mainland (40%) and during low season (up to 50%). Children aged between 10 and 16 will pay half the tax fare, whereas those under 10 will not be charged at all.

But not only small children will be exempted from tourist taxation: no tax will be paid by those staying in youth hostels or other facilities owned by the City of Venice; by those assisting people admitted to local hospitals; by tourist bus drives and tour leaders of larger groups (25 people at least); by volunteer and security forces on duty. Reductions will be cumulative: each discount percentage will be applied to the full tax fare one after another.

Three territorial areas

• Venice historic centre, Giudecca and the islands dedicated mainly to accommodation (e.g. San Clemente)
• Islands of the Venetian Lagoon (e.g. Lido, Murano, Burano, etc.)

Two periods

High season.

• from the 1st of January to the first Sunday after the 6th of January
• the period when the Carnival events are scheduled for
• the period between the first Wednesday before Easter and the following Tuesday
• from the 1st of April to the 31st of October
• the week that includes the 8th of December
• from the 23rd to the 31st of December

Other periods

Periods different from those indicated above.

2024 Tourist Tax rates

Juveniles between 11 and 16 years of age pay only 50% of the tax.

High season

• 5 star hotels - Venice: 5; Lido & Islands: 4,50; Mainland: 3,50
• 4 star hotels - Venice: 4,50; Lido & Islands: 3,60; Mainland: 3,10
• 3 star hotels - Venice: 3,50; Lido & Islands: 2,80; Mainland: 2,40
• 2 star hotels - Venice: 2; Lido & Islands: 1,60; Mainland: 1,40
• 1 star hotels - Venice: 1; Lido & Islands: 0,80; Mainland: 0,70
• 5 star hotels - Venice: 3,50; Lido & Islands: 3,10; Mainland: 2,40
• 4 star hotels - Venice: 3,10; Lido & Islands: 2,50; Mainland: 2,20
• 3 star hotels - Venice: 2,40; Lido & Islands: 2,00; Mainland: 1,70
• 2 star hotels - Venice: 1,40; Lido & Islands: 1,10; Mainland: 1,00
• 1 star hotels - Venice: 0,70; Lido & Islands: 0,60; Mainland: 0,50

Venice is planning to introduce a tourist tax. Is this a sign of things to come?

In a bid to tackle overtourism, the Italian city is set to charge day-trippers a ‘tourist tax’ of up to €10 in 2023. But what does this mean for travellers, and will other destinations follow suit?

It’s long drawn tourists for its art and culture, but these days Venice is synonymous with something less appealing: overcrowding. The lagoon city, which has around 50,000 inhabitants in the centre, is swamped by around 20 million visitors a year – nobody is quite sure of the exact number because most of them are day-trippers, who are hard to count. Enter the ‘entry fee’ of up to €10 (£8.50) to access the floating city.

Why is this happening?

Around 90% of visitors to Venice are what the city calls ‘hit and runs’ – day-trippers, often bussed or boated in from the surrounding area and even as far away as Croatia. These visitors tend to spend less money in the city, clog the areas around the main sites, and leave plenty of rubbish in their wake.

Venice is a walkable city, and the main sites such as St Mark’s Square and the Rialto Bridge are free, which means the ‘hit and runs’ contribute little to the economy but leave a massive impact. Around 158,000 tourists swamped the city on Easter Sunday this year – that’s a ratio of more than three visitors to every resident.

Authorities want to reduce the overcrowding. Their solution: to introduce an entry fee of up to €10 for day-trippers in the hope of putting some of them off, or persuading people to visit on a less busy day, when it’ll be cheaper to get in.

How will it work?

That’s not yet clear. This project was in the works before the pandemic and although solutions such as turnstiles and QR codes have been mooted, nothing has yet been confirmed. Many locals are vocally against turnstiles, arguing that they’d turn the city into the ‘theme park’ many tourists treat Venice like anyway.

However it’s enforced, the idea is that you book your day trip to Venice ahead of time to enable authorities to plan for busy days, and to encourage visitors to spread the numbers across the year. For instance, if you select a bank holiday or another day in peak season, you’ll get a message suggesting you rebook to avoid overcrowding, tourism councillor Simone Venturini told Italian state TV, RAI. If you continue, you’ll pay up to €10 for your ticket. Go on a quieter day and it will be €3 (£2.50).

I already paid a tourist tax on my last trip to Venice – will I pay twice?

No. Like many other major European cities, Venice already charges a ‘city tax’ for overnight guests. Introduced in 2011, Venice’s charge depends on the kind of accommodation, as well as the season and the area you’re staying in. It covers the first five nights of your stay – you could stay five nights or a month and you’d pay the same fee. The fee – from €1 (85p) to €5 (£4.25) per person per night – is payable to the hotel, B & B or rental you’re staying at.

There’s just one problem: day-trippers don’t pay this tax, yet they’re the ones who have the most impact on the city. The new entry fee aims to redress that balance. If you’re staying overnight (and therefore paying the original city tax), you’ll be exempt. In fact, the authorities hope the fee might encourage visitors to stay overnight, adding more to the local economy.

When will it start?

In April, the city council announced that the fee would be imposed from January 2023. However, the charge was first mooted in early 2019 and has been repeatedly pushed back, so don’t take that start date as gospel, particularly since they haven’t decided how to enact it yet. In the meantime, Venturini has said that the city will launch an online portal this summer to run as part of a pilot scheme. Visitors who voluntarily book through this scheme won’t have to pay the tax and will receive discounts and fast-track entry at tourist sites.

Will other destinations follow suit?

Quite possibly. Venturini told RAI that “other European cities who live with significant numbers of daytrippers are watching us” to understand how they can introduce something similar. Venice isn’t the first, either – hilltop Italian village Civita di Bagnoregio charges an entry fee of between €3 (£2.50) and €5 (£4.25). (Ironically, it was instigated in 2013 as a way of piquing interest to gain visitors.) Overnight tourist taxes, already widespread in Europe, look set to hit the UK soon, too, with the SNP keen to introduce one, despite not taking full control of the council in the recent elections. Wales is scheduling a consultation on a visitor tax for autumn 2022, though it’s not clear whether that would apply to day-trippers or those staying overnight.

But take heart – at least Venice’s €10 maximum pales in comparison to Bhutan, which taxes visitors upwards of $250 (£200) a day to keep numbers down.

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New tax for the city visitors.

The decision was taken by the City Council last June 23rd, when the new tax regulations were approved, after the Italian Government passed the national law on " Regulations on the subject of municipal federalism ", according to which local authorities are entitled to enforce tourist taxes in order to finance tourism, maintenance of cultural heritage sites and environment, as well as public services .

The tax , which will not be charged on residents, will be levied on the first five consecutive nights of any overnight stay. Tariffs will vary according to season (there will be two fares, one for low and on for high season), location (three areas have been identified: Venice old town, the islands and the mainland ) and to the type of accommodation (hotels, b&b, campsites, holiday village, etc).

In fact, there is a series of tax reductions foreseen for accommodation facilities located on the islands in the Lagoon (30%) or on the mainland (40%) and during low season (up to 50%) . Children aged between 10 and 16 will pay half the tax fare, whereas those under 10 will not be charged at all.

But not only small children will be exempted from tourist taxation: no tax will be paid by those staying in youth hostels or other facilities owned by the City of Venice ; by those assisting people admitted to local hospitals; by tourist bus drives and tour leaders of larger groups (25 people at least); by volunteer and security forces on duty. Reductions will be cumulative: each discount percentage will be applied to the full tax fare one after another.

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After Banning Cruise Ships, Venice Puts a Cap on Day Trippers

By Marianna Cerini

Venice has often been likened to an open-air museum—and starting next year, it might feel like one, too.

On August 21, the local administration of La Serenissima announced that, from the second half of 2022, it will limit the number of visitors to its narrow calli and iconic piazzas. To regulate access, the city will introduce electronic turnstiles at different entry points, a dedicated booking app, and an entrance fee of €3 to €10 (about $3.50 to $11.80) for anyone visiting for the day (costs will vary depending on the season). Residents, students, and commuters will be exempt from the added cost, as will travelers who book stays in local hotels (who already pay a city tax of up to €5 a night).

The measure is the latest effort to preserve Venice’s fragile ecosystem, and curb the overtourism it suffered from in pre-pandemic years. It follows the ban on large cruise ships that came into effect on August 1, and the recent decision by the Italian government to make the lagoon a national monument , so as to place it under enhanced state protection.

“We want to reposition Venice as a place people don’t just come to for a few hours, but experience for a few days, and with a deeper awareness of its urban, social, and cultural fabric,” says Simone Venturini, Venice’s Tourism Councilor. “By introducing a ticketing system we can limit crowds, shift away from the ‘day-tripper model’ that’s been so detrimental to the city, and hopefully win back the overnight guests that have stopped coming because of overtourism.”

Plans to tax visitors to Venice aren’t new , nor is the turnstile idea, which was briefly implemented in 2018. But following Italy’s reopening to tourism this past summer, Venturini says that this time they’re here to stay. “We’ve spent the past two years developing a long-term strategy to make tourism more sustainable both for those who visit and those who live in Venice. I’m confident that this integrated approach is going to ensure a better future for our city.”

Francesco Pugliese, owner of boutique hotel Avogaria , in the Dorsoduro district, agrees. “It was time to do something drastic,” he says. “And if that means turning Venice into a gated destination, I am ok with it. We need a filter or we’re going to collapse. That’s the reality of things.”

It’s a dire statement, but a quick look at the figures backs it up.

In early August some 85,000 people passed through Venice’s historical city center —whose population is 55,000—in a day. In 2019, there were peaks of 110,000. Before the pandemic, around 30 million tourists arrived annually, 73 percent of which were daily visitors (including cruise passengers) but only made 18 percent of its tourism economy. Meanwhile 70 percent of Venetians have left Venice in the past 70 years.

“It’s unsustainable,” Pugliese says. “Our streets, squares, and palazzos aren’t structurally built to cope with such high volumes of people—especially when so many come only to take a selfie in St. Mark’s Square .”

For Gioele Romanelli, owner of design-forward apartment-hotel Casa Flora , institutional regulations over the flow of visitors could also benefit the way visitors engage with Venice. “Venice isn’t just monuments and sights. It’s locals too—artisans, family-owned restaurants , artists, and local shops. When you’re here for a day, you don’t really have time to explore any of that. I think a slower, more discerning and responsible way of seeing the city can only be positive.”

But the ‘limited entry’ has also drawn criticisms from locals. Some residents, as well as Italian media and politicians, have described the move as the next step towards turning Venice into a “theme park.”

Monica Sambo, a Venice City Councilor and head of the local Democratic Party council group, believes turnstiles and daily fees won’t make a difference in improving the city’s tourism industry.

“Turnstiles don’t really limit arrivals—you’d have to place them everywhere around the city’s access points, which isn’t currently in the pipeline. If anything, it’ll just mean visitors will enter from areas that may have escaped the crowds until now, transforming those into new busy spots, likely with very long lines to get in. The extra fee doesn’t resolve the mass tourism issue either. Sure, some people might be deterred from coming in just for a day-trip, but is that enough to create a more sustainable ecosystem?”

Either way, change has to happen, and fast.

“We need to rethink how everyone approaches Venice,” Romanelli says. “The city is so much more than what it’s become today. Whatever method we use to highlight that is good for me.”

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Venice's entry fee launches in April — here's what you should know

Editor's Note

After lengthy delays, Venice, Italy's daytripper tourist tax will finally come into force April 25.

This tourism tax has been in talks for several years. It will be followed by a cap of 25 people for tour groups in the summer.

Here's what you need to know about each regulation.

5-euro daily tourism tax

On April 25, Venice will begin a pilot run of its daytripper tourism tax after it was previously delayed by the city council .

Initially, the "entry fee" is due to only be in place on certain days between April 25 and July 14 and will cost 5 euros (about $5.45). The tax can be paid prior to entry by visiting the online booking platform .

Currently, the Venice tourism tax won't apply to hotel guests or the city's many workers, commuters and students. Visitors traveling to Venice's lagoon islands — including Murano and Burano — will also be exempt. However, if you're arriving at these locations via vaporetto ferries from the city center, you will still be required to pay the fee.

Children under 14 will also not be required to pay the tax, nor will those visiting residents of the "Old City" historic center of Venice.

Those transiting through the Piazzale Roma bus terminal, Tronchetto or Stazione Marittima dock will also be exempt if they're not passing into the Old City.

Additionally, visitors with certified disabilities (along with any caregivers) or those traveling to the city for a sporting event or medical treatment will also be exempt.

Eligible visitors will need to register for exemption on the same website linked above.

What dates will the Venice tourist tax be in force?

In 2024, visitors will be required to pay the fee on the following dates between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.:

• April 25-30

How to prepay the daytripper tourist tax if you're visiting Venice

You must book your visit via the Venice city council's online booking platform .

Once you're on the site, you need to click "Pay the Access Fee," which will take you to a site signposted by Venezia Unica. This is the official tourism site for Venice, and you should not pay this fee anywhere else.

Once you've accessed this area of the website, you'll be able to select your travel dates and the number of people you are traveling with, including children — though, as noted above, kids younger than 14 won't be charged.

You'll then be asked to enter the names of any travelers who are not exempt before paying the fee. Once paid, you'll receive an email with your booking details and also a QR code to show authorities should you be asked during your visit.

In "exceptional" circumstances, you will also be able to pay on arrival at the Piazzale Roma bus terminal or the Venezia Santa Lucia train station. However, you're advised to pay prior to your visit.

Should you need to cancel your visit, you can do so up to 11:59 p.m. the day before you're due to arrive.

How to register for exemption from the Venice daytripper tourist tax

Those staying overnight in Venice, as opposed to visiting as part of a daytrip, will not have to pay the entry fee provided they have a confirmed reservation. They will instead pay an overnight tax as part of their hotel or rental costs.

Visitors can register for an exemption on the city council website . It'll ask you for an exemption reason before you give the dates of your visit, personal details and contact information.

If successful, you will receive a QR code to show to authorities if asked during your visit.

25-person tour group cap

The aforementioned tax for daytrippers is just one of several fees and other measures the city plans to implement to curb the effects of immense tourism.

A new municipal resolution will cap tour groups at 25 people (i.e., half the passengers on a tourist bus). It'll also ban loudspeakers "that may cause confusion and disturbance." Both rules are effective June 1. This measure will also apply to groups in Murano, Burano and Torcello.

"It is a provision that is part of a broader framework of interventions aimed at improving and better managing tourism in Venice," tourism councilor Simone Venturini said in a statement Dec. 30, 2023. "A limit was therefore introduced on the number of participants in tourist groups and the use of amplifiers and parking in narrow streets, bridges or places of passage was prohibited. The number of 25 people was also decided to give homogeneity to what already happens for visits to the city's civic museums."

Bottom line

Venice is the latest popular tourist destination to add or bolster tourism-related fees in recent years. From Europe to New Zealand , leaders have grappled with the dual effects of immense tourism spending and tourists' toll on the environment and infrastructure. These impacts have been particularly potent as travel surged leading up to the pandemic and in the most recent couple of years.

Last summer, UNESCO recommended putting Venice on its list of endangered heritage sites, citing — among other factors — the impacts of tourism, severe weather and climate change.

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Venice Postpones Tourist Tax Until 2023

The tax is aimed at curbing the number of day visitors.

Venice has postponed its decision to charge tourists a new fee to enter the canal city, according to reports, pushing it off until next year.

The fee, which was initially slated to go into effect this summer as a way to combat overtourism, now won't be implemented until the start of 2023, Euronews reported . The new tax is aimed at curbing the number of day visitors.

Residents, students, and commuters will be exempt from the fee. Overnight visitors who book a hotel stay will also be exempt as they already pay a €5 ($5.33) per night tax.

The new fee is expected to change depending on the season. In high season, tourists may have to pay as much as €10 ($10.66), while the fee will drop to €3 ($3.20) during less popular times.

The booking and payment system is now expected to go live on Jan. 16, 2023, according to Euronews , which cited the Venice town council.

A representative for the National Tourist Board did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Travel + Leisure .

Venice , which saw more than 80,000 tourists per day and about 25 million visitors per year before the COVID-19 pandemic, has been trying to combat overtourism for years. The city first started talking about a fee in 2019, but it was delayed, in part, due to the pandemic.

After the pandemic halted tourism, Venice saw a near immediate improvement as the city's famous canals started to clear up . Then last year, Italy declared the waterways around Venice a "national monument ," and banned large cruise ships from the lagoon basin near St. Mark's Square and the Giudecca Canal. Small ships are still allowed to enter the Venice lagoon.

Venice's efforts to prevent overtourism earned it a reprieve from being included on the UNESCO World Heritage danger list.

Italy welcomes travelers from the United States , requiring them to either show proof they have been fully vaccinated within nine months or received a booster shot, show proof they have contracted COVID-19 and recovered within six months, or show proof of a negative COVID-19 test (either a PCR test taken within 72 hours of a trip or a rapid antigen test taken within 48 hours of a trip), according to the National Tourist Board .

Earlier this month, the country lifted its "Green Pass ," no longer requiring visitors to show proof of vaccination to visit places like restaurants, bars, and museums.

Alison Fox is a contributing writer for Travel + Leisure. When she's not in New York City, she likes to spend her time at the beach or exploring new destinations and hopes to visit every country in the world. Follow her adventures on Instagram .

Venice introduces five euro ‘tourist tax’ this week

Holidaymakers visiting Venice for the day will be charged a fee from this week. The city is introducing a five euro charge to daytrippers beginning this Thursday (April 25), which is a public holiday in Italy.

The famous destination is introducing the scheme in an effort to combat excessive tourism . At first tickets will only be required on selected days throughout 2024, which are mainly weekends in the spring and summer when visitor numbers are at their highest.

Visitors will be able to purchase the five euro tickets and download a QR code to their phones. This will then be checked by inspectors in random spot checks, particularly in areas where visitors will be arriving, such as the Santa Lucia train station.

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Those without a ticket will be required to purchase one on arrival. But if you’re caught without one you could risk a fine between 50 to 300 euros.

The ‘Venice Access Fee’ applies only to day visitors entering the old town between 8.30am and 4pm. Overnight visitors are exempt from the scheme as they already pay a tourist tax of between one and five euros per night.

Tourists who are just visiting Venice’s islands, including the Lido and Murano, will not need a ticket. The fee does not apply to children under 14, as well as residents, homeowners, students and workers.

Mass tourism is a huge issue for Venice, a UNESCO world heritage site with a local population of around 50,000 people, as millions of tourists descend upon the city to visit famous sites such as St Mark’s Square and the Rialto Bridge. The majority of day visitors come from cruise ships which stop off at the famous Italian destination.

The new daily charge comes as other popular destinations consider measures to combat over-tourism. Although many destinations already have tourist taxes in place for overnight stays, which are usually added to your bill.

Barcelona has increased its tourist tax from April 1, while another Italian destination - Florence - is considering new restrictions. Amsterdam has also introduced rules to deter stag parties from visiting the city.

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Venice Entry Fee 2024 – Everything You Need to Know

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On 25 April 2024, Venice’s Access Fee will come into force. It will impact every visitor who goes to Venice on specific dates in 2024 (even if you’re staying overnight in the city). In this guide, I’ll share everything you need to know about the fee, including the dates impacted, how to pay the fee, and how to apply for an exemption if you’re staying in the city.

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What is the Venice Access Fee?

The Venice Access Fee is a €5 entrance fee for visiting Venice on a day trip (around $5.50). However, even visitors staying overnight in Venice will have to apply for an exemption before arrival. The program aims to reduce the impact of over-tourism in the city. The funds will be used towards maintaining the city.

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Dates in 2024 when the fee applies

In 2024, the Venice entry fee will be trialed on 29 specific dates during peak season between April and July. Those dates are:

With the exception of a few holidays and events, the dates cover weekends (Saturdays and Sundays). The Access Fee only applies during peak hours – it doesn’t apply if you’re visiting between 4 PM and 8:30 AM, i.e. for an evening visit. These dates are fixed for the 2024 trial period and no more dates will be added.

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Day Trippers – How to pay the fee

If you visit Venice on the dates above and are not staying overnight in accommodation in Venice, you have to pay the Access Fee. The charge is €5 per person for anyone over the age of 14.

The official website for paying the fee is Venice Access Fee by Commune di Venezia . The website is in English and it is very easy to use. Simply, select your travel date, add your personal details, and then make payment. You may add multiple people to the same booking, and you can pay by credit card or PayPal.

Once you’ve paid, you’ll be sent a QR code. I suggest taking a screenshot of this in case you don’t have data service in Venice when you arrive and your code doesn’t load in your messages.

There will almost certainly be unofficial websites pop up that charge a service fee for completing the form for you. It’s not necessary. Just go directly to the official site.

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Everyone else staying in Venice must apply for an exemption

Even if you are visiting Venice and staying in the city overnight in a hotel or paid accommodation, you still need to fill in the Access Fee form, to apply for exemption. Yes, it seems like unnecessary admin that is likely to catch people out, but that’s the rule.

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How to apply for an exemption

You can fill in the exemption form on the same official website – Venice Access Fee .

As a tourist click on ‘go to exemptions’ and then choose ‘I am a guest of an accommodation facility located in the municipality of Venice’ (see image above). Click ‘request exemption’.

The next page includes a lot of technical legal wording. “Subjects staying in the accommodation facilities of the Municipality of Venice located within the municipal territory and providing temporary paid accommodation for any reason, insofar as they are subject to the tourist tax. The exemption is granted from the day of arrival to the day of departure at the accommodation facility. The exemption must be requested for each staying subject.”

That just means you’re staying in paid accommodation overnight. The next pages request personal information including details about your stay.

Frustratingly, applying for an exemption wasn’t as easy as applying to pay the fee. The system is very new and needs a few improvements, which I hope will happen in time. These are the things I found a bit difficult:

• Hotel Name: it was hard to input my hotel name. The system is set up to auto-complete your hotel name as you type but my hotel (a well-known NH brand hotel) wasn’t in the system. There is an option to input your hotel manually, which was tricky but eventually, I got it to work. Be patient with your taps and clicks.
• Privacy Policy: you have to actively click on the Privacy Policy to open the policy in a new page before you can check the ‘accept’ box. It took me a while to figure this out. Clicking on the policy doesn’t interrupt your application, it opens in a new window.
• Date of Birth: adding your date of birth is a chore. Using the calendar, you have to click back every month (you can’t jump through the years). That’s a lot of clicks at my age! You can ‘fudge’ this by inputting the date manually. They don’t want you to do this. In fact, they say “Dates must be entered via calendar and not manually”. But it is possible. Dear American friends, remember that Europe uses the format DAY/MONTH/YEAR. So, 07/04/76 is 7 April 1976, not 4 July 1976. I suspect your details might be checked against your passport, so it’s important to get this right.
• Confirmation by phone: you have to dial a toll-free number to confirm your exemption. You don’t speak to anyone, it’s just a confirmation call but a little unusual.

What’s good – you can fill in the form for your entire family/group. Just add your guest names to the form. You receive a QR code to prove your exemption. Again, take a screenshot in case it doesn’t load while you’re offline.

There are several other categories of exemption for residents, students, workers, and relatives. See the website for details.

Exemption – Santa Lucia Train Station and Piazzale Roma

If you only enter Venice to use Santa Lucia, the main train station, you do not have to pay the Access Fee or fill in the exemption form. You are also allowed to travel from Piazzale Roma to the station provided you take the ‘shortest route’ i.e. no sneaky sightseeing en route.

This is good news if you’re taking a Prosecco tour with us and simply want to drop off a car rental or catch the airport bus to Piazzale Roma, then take the train to the Prosecco region from Santa Lucia train station.

Did you know Italy’s Prosecco wine region is only 1hr from Venice? Find out more about the Prosecco Region and check out our Prosecco Wine Tours here .

Exemption – Stazione Marittima and Tronchetto Cruise Ports

You do not need to pay the Access Fee or apply for an exemption if you arrive in Stazione Marittima or Tronchetto Cruise Ports and don’t go into the Old City.

Where does the fee apply – Venice Old City

Technically, Venice is a city that expands over 126 islands . However, the Access Fee only applies to the main Venice island, which the official website also refers to as Venice City, the Municipality of Venice, and Venice Old City.

Visiting most of the minor islands is exempt from the fee (more below). The Access Fee applies to the Old City as well as the two nearest islands of San Michele and Giudecca . I’ve created a map to help, circling where the Access Fee applies.

Related: Map of the Venice & The Prosecco Region

Visiting the minor island

During the trial period in 2024, the Access Fee only applies to the Municipality of Venice i.e. the Old City. You do not need to pay the Access Fee or apply for an exemption if you are only visiting the minor islands e.g. Murano, Burano, Torcello, and Lido. For the purpose of the fee, the full list of minor islands is:

What happens if I don’t pay or get an exemption

Italy is notorious for issuing fines if you don’t follow the rules. The fine for not paying is quoted as €50 to €300 plus a €10 Access Fee charge.

What happens from 2025 onwards?

What about next year? The idea is that the fee will become permanent after the trial in 2024. But, it is a trial so things might change. I’ll keep this page updated as new information arrives.

Venice Tourist Tax vs Venice Access Fee

Venice Tourist Tax: Venice’s tourist tax (also known as the City Tax) has been in place for a long time and is charged when you book accommodation in the city. The tax is between €1 to €5 per person per night depending on the time of year and type of accommodation you stay in. Most often, it’s included in the price of your hotel booking – check the details and you’ll see it listed. Sometimes, in smaller hotels, you might be asked to pay this tax when you arrive, sometimes in cash. This system hasn’t changed. You do not need to do anything new to pay the tourist tax – just make your hotel booking as normal.

Venice Access Fee: The Venice Access Fee by comparison is for people who visit Venice but don’t stay overnight. It’s a new fee that applies from 25 April 2024. You have to pay the Venice Access Fee in advance before you visit.

Do you have to pay for children? You do not need to pay the Access Fee for children under 14 but you may need to prove their age if requested (e.g. show their passport or other official ID).

Do I have to pay if I’m visiting the minor islands? During the trial period, you do not need to pay the Access Fee if you are only visiting the minor islands e.g. Murano, Burano, Torcello, and Lido. Giudecca is considered part of Venice and the fee does apply. More details above.

Can I transfer, cancel or change my QR Code ? Your QR code is in your name so it cannot be transferred. You also can’t change the date on the QR code. However, you can cancel up to 11:59 PM on the day before your visit. You will get a full refund.

Can I pay on arrival – the city is in the process of putting payment terminals at Piazzale Roma and Santa Lucia Train station for people who don’t have internet access or the ability to pay online in advance. These are for exceptional cases and are not intended to be used as a last-minute option if you simply forget to pay in advance.

More Details – Official Access Fee Website

You can find a full list of questions and answers on the Access Fee FAQs page.

So, that’s everything you need to know about the Venice Access Fee. Leave a comment below if you have any questions.

3 thoughts on “Venice Entry Fee 2024 – Everything You Need to Know”

Do you know if they will likely add more dates for 2024? We will be there for 3 nights in September and just do not want to get “caught” not knowing they have added dates. Grazie

Hi Denise, these dates are fixed for 2024 and no more will be added. Venice is just trialing the fee this year and wants to test it over peak season, in summer and mostly over weekends. Your September trip will be fine! All that said, if there are any unexpected changes, I’ll send a message out via our newsletter and on Facebook. Have an amazing trip!

This was very helpful, thank you! The exemption form for overnight stays was very easy to fill out and confirm.

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This popular European city is the latest to increase its tourist tax to battle overtourism

Barcelona is the latest European city to increase its city-wide tourist tax, a slight increase of €0.50 (about $0.53) per night, as the city seeks to curb overtourism. 

The new price of €3.25 (about $3.45) was implemented on April 1 as part of the Stays in Tourist Establishments Tax . The bylaw was introduced in 2021, when the tourist tax was €0.75 (around $0.80) per night, and gradually increased the tax each year through 2024. Now, if someone is staying in Barcelona for seven nights, the new total tax amount will be €22.75 (around $24).

“It was the objective sought: to contain the number of tourists and increase tourist income because our model is no longer mass tourism but quality tourism, which adds value to the city,” deputy mayor Jaume Collboni said in March, according to Euronews . 

The tax is added to a tourist’s accommodations bill when they stay at official tourist establishments in the city. The money goes toward enhancing the city’s infrastructure, such as improving roads. 

Other popular European destinations, such as Amsterdam and Venice, also recently increased tourist taxes for similar reasons. 

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Are tourist taxes the future of travel? What to know about the increasing tourist fees worldwide.

“The new and increasing tourist fees across Europe allow cities to fund measures to attract more vacationers, support the local infrastructure and businesses, as well as preventing damages from overtourism,” Tiffany Mealiff, a travel insurance expert at Quotezone , said in a statement to USA TODAY.

However, Barcelona visitors have had to pay a regional tourist tax since 2012, according to Euronews . This tax amount depends on a traveler’s accommodation type, costing more if someone is staying at a luxury hotel than an Airbnb. 

Barcelona continues to reign as Spain’s most popular tourist destination. In 2022, Barcelona welcomed 9.7 million tourists , just slightly below pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to the Barcelona City Council. However, tourists were found to be staying in the city longer than in 2019. 

In 2022, the city also sought to cap the number of people in a tour group and ban megaphones by tour guides in an effort to curb the disruptive effects of overtourism. 

Travelers planning their European getaway should be mindful of the additional costs that “are often not obvious beforehand,” according to Mealiff, as they plan their trip budgets.

Kathleen Wong is a travel reporter for USA TODAY based in Hawaii. You can reach her at [email protected] .