Venice
Venice officials defend day-tripper tax, but delay decision on extending it
Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said that the city would consider adjusting the fee based on if the tax is paid in advance, or at the last minute.
Venice nets £1.7m in tax pilot which critics say failed to deter day-trippers
The Italian city imposed the long-discussed tax on 29 days this year, mostly weekends and holidays, between April 25 and mid-July.
Pope urges inmates to seek ‘rebirth’ during prison visit
Francis travelled to Venice, where the Holy See’s pavilion at the Biennale contemporary art show is being staged in a jail.
Venice launches experiment to charge day-trippers in bid to combat over-tourism
Transgressors face fines of 50-300 euros.
Venice rolls out day-tripper fee in bid to regulate crowds on peak weekends
Visitors will be charged five euro apiece.
Venice mayor orders halt to buses run by firm after second crash
Fifteen people were injured when a vehicle operated by La Linea hit a building in Mestre on Saturday.
King expresses condolences to Italy’s President following fatal bus crash
The bus was carrying foreign tourists when it fell from an elevated street in Venice on Tuesday.
Ukrainian tourists among 21 killed after bus crashes in Venice
The incident happened in Mestre.
Tourists among victims as bus crash near Venice kills at least 21 people
The crash happened in the suburb of Mestre.
Venice again avoids inclusion on Unesco list of heritage sites in danger
It is the second time the Italian city has escaped being labelled an endangered World Heritage Site.