To safeguard the city, Venice is planning to limit its population

Monday, January 1, 2024

The city of canals, flooded with gondolas that glide like swans, is getting ready to defend itself. 

The lives of locals are held to be in danger because of the ensuing commotion of people that crashes on the city like a deluge. This is why the Italian city is all headstrong with plans to restrict the size of tour groups.

Mass tourism has proven to be dangerous for Venice, as the locals are annoyed and in jitters because of hustle-bustle perpetrated by tourists. 

Starting at the very onset of June 2024, only 25 people will be allowed to visit Venice. It is estimated that the capacity of a tourist bus is about half that of a number 25. 

Venice has also planned to ban the use of loudspeakers that generate disturbances. 

St. Mark’s Square and the towering crowd at Rialto Bridge, two well-known tourist destinations, have been facing difficulties managing the crowd due to mass tourism. 

A total of thirty million tourists have been reported to visit Venice annually. 

Venice went on to be listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1987. However, UNESCO has come to the realization that tourism might be a major issue for the lagoon city. 

The city has reduced the impact of tourism by limiting the number of cruise ships through the Giudecca Canal. 

Elisabetta Pesce, who is in charge of security relating to the city, reiterated that this step of limitation is an integral step. The objective is to enhance the group’s mobility throughout Venice’s historic centre and the islands of Burano, Murano, and Torcello. 

The Venetians have been very vocal about their uneven situation, and they went out to protest the situation as a result. This was done against the tourism industry, which the locals claim has diminished their quality of life. Furthermore, it has damaged the environment and, in addition, driven the residents away. There have been days where the population of 1,75,000 was diminished as an aftermath of the Second World War years, bringing it down to an approximate number of 49,000. But the colossal visits that the tourists inflicted overwhelmed this figure.

[Image Source: Executive Traveller]

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