Vacationers in Venice are anticipated to be on their finest conduct. For years, the northern Italian metropolis has been combating the destructive elements of mass tourism — and because of this, strict guidelines for vacationers are being enforced this summer season.

It is now forbidden to stroll across the metropolis bare or to leap into the canals for a swim. Vacationers had additionally higher watch the place they sit down — sitting and mendacity down is prohibited on sidewalks and bridges and on the perimeters of fountains and stairs. Violators will likely be fined.

Entrance charge postponed till 2024

Town’s authorities additionally goals to restrict the variety of folks coming into Venice. In 2019, Venice counted 5.5 million guests, which is 100 occasions the inhabitants of the town. The introduction of an entrance charge for vacationers not staying the night time, which was introduced a number of years in the past by the Venice metropolis council, has but to be put in place. It has now been postponed till 2024.

The entry charge will then be examined on a trial foundation throughout 20 days when crowds within the metropolis are notably heavy, in accordance with a metropolis authorities spokesperson. “Nevertheless, the matter could be very complicated,” he added. “Town of Venice is the primary in Italy to implement this measure. We need to make sure that the whole lot is completed correctly.” There isn’t any mannequin to comply with, he identified.

Entry to seashores strictly regulated

Venice, nevertheless, is just not the one place in Italy that’s implementing measures with a purpose to handle crowds of vacationers.

This summer season within the municipality of Baunei on Sardinia, entry to among the most sought-after seashores is being strictly regulated, because the newspaper Il Messaggero experiences. There are a restricted variety of locations per day on such seashores, which have to be reserved and paid for upfront.

Italy is experiencing unprecedented numbers of vacationers this summer season. Based on the market analysis institute Demoskopika, the nation will set a brand new vacationer report this yr. The variety of guests is anticipated to succeed in 68 million folks — virtually three million greater than earlier than the pandemic in 2019. The frenzy is inflicting issues in lots of locations, together with on the nation’s smaller islands, the place rental automobile site visitors clogs streets in the summertime months.

Vacationers cannot have automobiles

Because of this, vacationers at the moment are banned from bringing their very own autos to the islands of Lampedusa and Linosa, situated between Sicily and North Africa. The identical applies on the island of Procida within the Gulf of Naples.

“That is the one measure that works,” Procida mayor Raimondo Ambrosino instructed newspaper Il Messaggero. “We’re essentially the most densely populated island in Europe, and for us mobility is an issue.”

Yearly, he stated, 600,000 vacationers come to the 4-square-kilometer (1.5-square-mile) island, and so they principally need to stroll anyway. Vehicles and mopeds solely trigger pointless chaos.

This summer season, entry to the Pragser Wildsee lake within the Fanes-Sennes-Prags Nature Park within the northern Italian province of South Tyrol can be being managed. You may solely go there when you guide a ticket on-line upfront, use public transport, journey by bike or stroll. That is supposed to restrict the steadily growing variety of guests. As well as, South Tyrol has additionally imposed a restrict on the variety of beds in vacationer lodging.

Portofino will get strict

Within the coastal city of Portofino on the Italian Riviera, not removed from Genoa, the town’s mayor has taken measures to fight overtourism.

On summer season days, hundreds of vacationers crowd the slim streets across the harbor.

To stop full chaos from breaking out within the picturesque city, a brand new regulation in pressure this summer season permits cops to effective vacationers as much as €275 ($303) for “lingering” to take selfies in sure Instagram-famous areas, which at the moment are marked as purple zones or “no ready” areas.

“The ordinance prohibits gatherings in sure areas of the borough the place getting round is so troublesome that police have to be referred to as in to manage pedestrians,” Portofino mayor Matteo Viacava instructed information portal Leggo. “It is a widespread sense security measure.” Tour operators and guides, particularly, are urged to ensure that teams of vacationers don’t collect in sure areas, he stated.

Guidelines of etiquette for vacationers

There’s one thing else that is a thorn in Mayor Viacava’s aspect: badly behaved vacationers. Because of this, Portofino put one other ordinance in impact this Might, which particulars a collection of guidelines of etiquette for vacationers, as reported by Il Secolo XIX. Within the city heart, it’s now forbidden to stroll barefoot, in a bikini or with one’s higher physique unclothed.

It is also forbidden to take a seat on the steps or on the bottom. “Our objective is to not drive vacationers away or discourage them from visiting,” mayor Viacava instructed Il Secolo XIX. “Everybody should do their half to contribute to the great thing about Portofino by behaving correctly.”

This text was translated from German.