The new rules will come into effect in June and are part of an effort to ease the impact of tourism.

Venice is to ban loudspeakers and tourist groups of more than 25 people, in a bid to ease the impact of mass tourism on the Italian city.

The new rules will come into effect from June, the city said in a statement.

The use of loudspeakers has been banned as they can “generate confusion and disturbances”, it added.

Over-tourism is widely recognised as an urgent issue for the canal city, one of the most visited places in Europe.

In September, Venice approved the trial of a €5 (£4.30; $5.35) fee for daily visitors.

  • jaschen@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    37·
    10 months ago

    I specifically remember my first visit to Venice. I remembered going to a church to see the art. All the tourist were relatively quiet compared to the security person screaming to us to be quiet using a louspeaker. He used his louspeaker to make the loudest SHHHHH sound imaginable and them followed up with scream to us that “This is a church, everyone must be quiet”.

    Overall it was a terrible experience.

    • JJROKCZ@lemmy.worldEnglish
      142·
      10 months ago

      Did that church happen to be the Vatican? Lmao

      They do that there, guy in the holy temple repeating over the speakers every few seconds to take no photos, don’t loiter, and be quiet. BLARING ACROSS THE SPEAKERS, great stuff.

      • jaschen@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        4·
        10 months ago

        Ahh yes. On the same trip we went to see the Sistine chapel and those security did the same thing to us. We weren’t even next to the security guys but wow. Dude was annoyingly loud. Even the people trying to pray was looking up annoyed at the security guard.

        Also unless you’re doing an extremely long exposure, you ain’t getting any photos in there.