Tourist guides in Venice will be banned from using loudspeakers in latest measure to tackle overtourism
Tourists stroll on the Ponte della Paglia near St Marks square in Venice . The city' authorities are introducing measures to address overtourism. Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Imageswill limit the size of tourist parties to 25 people from Thursday in the latest attempt to reduce the impact of crowds on the lagoon city.
There will be fines ranging from €25-€500 for those who do not comply with these new measures, which were originally planned to take effect from June but were held over until the start of August.The homeless families displaced by the Paris Olympics: ‘They feel kicked around like a ball’Venice became the first city in the world to introduce a payment system for visitors
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