India, April 26 -- The access fee is an experiment promoted by the Municipality of Venice, with the purpose of regulating the tourist flows in the historic centre, according to city authorities

The Republic of Venice was an over 1,000 year-old sovereign state and maritime power lasting from Dark Age Europe to the time of Napoleon Bonaparte, whose invasion in 1797 overthrew the last Doge (ruler) Ludovico Manin. Venice, a part of Italy since the 19th century, has been in the news since the 20th century because of its environmental problems that threaten the very survival of the city. Now, civic authorities have taken a major step which they say is a plausible solution: Vistiors to the city will be charged €5 as part of a pilot projec...