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From 25th April to 14th July visitors to Venice (pictured) need to pay a €5 Venice access fee.

Tourist fined and banned after Venice canal swim

September 15, 2025September 15, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A tourist has been fined and banned from Venice’s historic centre after swimming in the Grand Canal with his partner.

Detail of the gondola showing the 6 prongs and the 'doge's cap'

Tourists tip gondola in Venice while taking selfies

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A gondola capsized in Venice on Sunday morning, sending its gondolier and several tourists tumbling into the canal.

Protests against bezos wedding in Venice. Image credit: Greenpeace

Bezos wedding in Venice met with protests

June 24, 2025June 24, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Jeff Bezos high-profile wedding in Venice this week has triggered a wave of protest from climate and anti-inequality activists. Venetians voice growing anger over the city’s transformation into a playground for the ultra-rich.

Protests in genoa and Venice over touristification of the cities. Both are ports of call for big cruise ships. Pictured - cruise ships in genoa. © Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale

Venice and Genoa join Europe-wide protests against ‘touristification’

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Protests are taking place today and throughout the weekend in Venice, Genoa, and several other European cities. Local campaigners are rally against the damaging impact of mass tourism on their communities.

St Mark's Campanile. Visitors to need to pay the Venice entrance fee if they are not staying overnight.

Venice entrance fee resumes today

April 18, 2025April 18, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The controversial Venice entrance fee for day-trippers is reinstated, with new conditions aimed at better managing visitor numbers. While the charge had little impact on reducing tourist flows last year, officials say the data gathered from the system could prove crucial in developing more targeted strategies to tackle overtourism.

A quick guide to Venice Carnival 2025

February 10, 2025February 10, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

From 14 February to 4 March 2025, Venice Carnival will once again dazzle visitors. This year marks the 300th anniversary of Giacomo Casanova’s birth, making him the central theme. The invitation is to embrace the game, love, and intrigue that defined both his life and 18th-century Venice.