Venice builds BARRIERS to segregate
locals in bid to control mass tourism
VENICE’s plans to manage mass tourism are already in motion as
authorities install barrier to divert visitors in a bid to make the city more
liveable for locals.
PUBLISHED: 11:53, Sat, Apr 28, 2018 | UPDATED: 15:48, Sat,
Apr 28, 2018
Venice resident complains about mass tourism
The first two metal barriers were installed yesterday and
will be immediately put at test this weekend.
Located on two busy intersections, Ponte di Calatrava and at
the entrance of Lista di Spagna, that lead to the city’s iconic landmark St
Marco’s Square and Rialto Bridge - they will prevent tourists from passing
through if authorities deem the city too crowded.
While locals are granted the right to move freely through
the city, visitors might be told to follow alternative routes to see Venice’s
beauties.
Barriers are just one of the measures included in the decree
signed by Mayor Luigi Brugnaro.
He also authorised the closure of Ponte della Liberta, the
only bridge connecting the lagoon to the rest of Italy, to tourists attempting
to reach Venice from the mainland by car once parking slots nearby are full.
The following days are set to be a major test for these
measures in the run up to next week’s long weekend culminating in May 1, a
public holiday in Italy and many other European countries.
To avoid making the Venice experience too disruptive to
tourists, authorities will send constant updates via social media and the
city’s official websites.
This attempt to regulate mass tourism follows a series of
protests by residents, who saw Venice recently hitting a population historic
low of 55,0000, partly because of the difficulties caused by living in a
constantly crowded city.
Venice has installed its first two set of barriers set to
regulate the numbers of tourists
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Venice has installed barriers to divert visitors in a bid to
make the city more liveable for locals
More than 190,000 people lived in Venice at the end of the
Second World War.
The Mayor called these regulations “an experiment”,
suggesting they will be implemented permanently if successful.
He added the decree’s objective was to “manage pedestrian
and water traffic and the flows of people”.
The attempt of regulate mass tourism follows a series of
protests by residents
This is not Venice’s first attempt to regulate the number of
visitors.
During this year’s Carnival in February, the city kept tabs
on the huge crowd using groundbreaking technology including laser sensors.
Greek island of Santorini and Dubrovnik in Croatia have
already put limits on the number of visitors they are prepared to absorb,
afraid they could otherwise lose their charm and see their landscape ruined by
mass tourism.
Venice to SEGREGATE locals from
visitors in a bid of control mass tourism
VENICE is getting ready to manage the overwhelming number of tourists
visiting its most iconic landmarks during the first bank holiday of May - by
physically keeping them apart from locals.
By ALICE SCARSI
PUBLISHED: 08:20, Thu, Apr 26, 2018 | UPDATED: 12:58, Thu,
Apr 26, 2018
Local authorities announced that tourists set to reach
popular locations, such as St Marco’s Square or the Rialto Bridge, will be
diverted to visitor-only routes.
This crowd measures aim at relieving the locals from the
their day-to-day misery created by thousands of visitors congesting their
streets.
Mayor Luigi Brunero signed a decree declaring “urgent
measures to guarantee public safety, security and liveability in the historic
city of Venice".
The decree could stop visitors reaching Venice by car, as
they could see their right to drive across the only bridge spanning over the
lagoon from the Italian mainland taken away.
The measures will be carried out for the first time during
the long weekend ending in May 1, which is a public holiday in Italy and many
other countries.
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Venice is getting ready to manage the number of tourists
visiting its most landmarks
He added the decree’s objective was to “manage pedestrian
and water traffic and the flows of people”.
The high number of tourists heading to the World Heritage
city has created such a disruption that the city has long been debating the
possibility of setting a limit on the number of visitors who can enter each
day.
And the congestion suffered by the city is one of the main
reasons behind a mass exodus from locals.
The historical city recently hit its population’s historic
low of 55,000, a fraction of the 190,000 who lived there at the end of the
Second World War.
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The historical city recently hit its population’s historic
low of 55,000
The decree follows the busy Easter long weekend, which saw
Venice inundated with more tourists than usual queuing up for up to an hour to
get a chance to board the city’s water buses
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