Most Serene and very rich: to the old nickname, Venice can definitely combine a new superlative. As reported The sun 24 hoursfrom the experimentation on the 5 euro ticket to enter the city, which started this year with 29 dates until July, all of them will arrive in the municipal coffers 2.4 million euros.
Considering that in the first 15 days occasional visitors (who does not spend at least one night in an accommodation facility) have been in everything 248 thousand for a revenue equal to 1.24 million euroswith the same turnout that would in fact be the total amount deriving from the sale of coupons.
How the entrance ticket to enter Venice works
It is requested on 29 days in 2024, those with the greatest attendance and which coincide with holidays and long weekends. Only visitors who go to the city on the same day have to pay it and it will cost 5 euros
The enlargement of the ticket
The result obtained in the current year could therefore encourage the municipal administration of the Venetian capital to increase the total number of days in which to apply the so-called access fee for 2025, the year in which registration and payment will also be necessary to visit the smaller islands of the lagoon, including the Lido of Venice. And if the council has ruled out providing for a limited number, it does not mean that a minimum threshold of patrons beyond which the ticket price can be raised cannot be introduced. from 5 to 10 euros.
In relation to the individual dates, the most profitable one for the municipal coffers so far has been on April 26the Friday of the long bridge that began on the day of the Liberation Day, when approximately 23,600 people entered and left Venice. The next days that will be included in the experimentation will be May 25th and 26th, June 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 29th and 30th and the first two weekends of July.
In addition to tourists who choose to stay in Venice while sleeping at least one night in one of the city facilitiesthe municipal administration has also excluded residents from the patrons subject to paying the entrance fee than all the other cities in Venetoas well as students, workers, property owners who pay the IMU and holders of rental contracts who have not moved their residence to the ancient city, with their respective relatives.
