Travel without restrictions – this summer nobody is talking about Corona anymore. There are hardly any rules in this regard, so the travel industry is expecting booking numbers this year to be the same as before the pandemic. For tourist strongholds in Italy, which were already bursting at the seams before Corona, the rush this year could soar to alarming heights again. In order to prevent a possible tourist collapse, the country wants to set up a few stricter rules.
Admission for Giglio and vehicle restriction in August
For example, the Tuscan island of Giglio wants to charge tourists with an entrance fee of some kind. This should be three euros per person in summer and two euros in winter. At least that’s what the mayor of the island, Sergio Ortelli, told the daily newspaper “Corriere della Serra”. There are also vehicle restrictions in August. Anyone who wants to drive to the island by car or motorcycle during this time must stay at least five days and fill out a self-disclosure in order to be allowed to drive.
Sicily: No tourist vehicles in summer
Sicily also wants to limit car traffic. Just a little more radical: Like “ www.heute.at ‘ reported the island plans to enforce a rule that non-resident vehicles will be banned on the island between late July and early September.
The model for this rule is the densely populated, but only four square kilometer island of Procida in the Gulf of Naples, which for years has banned the embarkation of vehicles in the period from March 1st to December 31st.
Entrance ticket to Sardinia’s beaches
In order to avoid a tourist district, Sardinia also wants to adopt measures. Overcrowded beaches, where people lie next to each other like sardines, should not exist on the dream island this summer. Therefore, access to certain beaches is said to be limited. According to “www.heute.at”, tourists will have to book access or a place via app on certain beaches in the future: costs six euros per person. This is said to be the case above all in bays on the east coast, such as in the municipality of Baunei. The well-known white sandy beach Spiaggia La Pelosa in Stintino should also be affected.
Venice plans to charge tourists entry fees this summer
Popular cities that suffer from overtourism in the summer months also want to do something about the tourist crowds. Venice has been planning to charge an entrance fee for some time. After this has been postponed several times, it should finally be ready in the summer.
The authorities want to ensure that no more than 100,000 visitors per day invade the lagoon city. The entrance fee for day visitors should vary between three and 10 euros depending on the season and can be booked online. Anyone caught on the spot without one pays a fine of up to 300 euros. Hotel guests receive a scan code upon booking.
Restrictions for vacationers also in Trentino and at the Prasger Wildsee
In the north of Italy, too, one wants to better regulate the flow of tourists. For example, at Lago di Tenno in Trentino, the number of tourists around the lake is already limited.
Measures were also taken some time ago to restrict car traffic at the Pragser Wildsee, which is one of the most beautiful lakes in the Dolomites and a UNESCO World Heritage Site: From July 10th to September 10th the access road to the Lake closed to individual traffic. Only those who have reserved a parking space can get through – otherwise only by bus, bike or on foot. Attention, bus tickets must also be booked online in advance!