Venice reveals first 2024 dates for charging day-trippers
Venice has confirmed the first dates for its 'experimental' entry fee for day-trippers. Overnight guests are exempt from the charge but will have to register for a QR code to prove their exemption.
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Seagulls close Venice airport
A 200-strong flock of seagulls around the lagoon-side runway at Venice Marco Polo Airport caused flights to be canceled for two hours on Friday. Flights were diverted to other airports in northern Italy, while a falconer was called to disperse the birds.
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Venice airport closed, flights diverted by flock of seagulls
Flights were also diverted from Marco Polo Airport in the Italian city due to the birds' presence.
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Italian authorities investigate Venice bus crash that killed at least 21 people
Italian authorities were on Wednesday investigating the cause of a horrific bus crash near Venice that killed at least 21 people including two children.
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Venice bus crash: The heroes who pulled survivors from burning wreck
The two men say they have not slept since the tourist bus plunged off a bridge and caught fire.
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Venice bus crash: Victims still unidentified almost 24 hours on
Three children including a baby are among the 21 dead after a bus plunged off a flyover.
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At least 20 dead as Venice bus plunges from bridge
The bus crashed off an overpass in the Mestre district on the mainland, officials say.
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Bus crash near Venice kills 21 people
At least 21 people were killed and 12 others injured when a passenger bus fell from a bridge in Mestre, Italy, near Venice, CNN's affiliate SkyTG24 reported citing local authorities.
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Venice 'not at risk' after all? UNESCO leaves city off its heritage in danger list
The Italian city of Venice and its lagoon were not listed on UNESCO's World Heritage in Danger list during a meeting of the UN agency in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, according to Italy's culture ministry.
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'A Haunting in Venice' scares up Kenneth Branagh's third Hercule Poirot mystery
Kenneth Branagh has found a nice rhythm in his Hercule Poirot mysteries, serving as director, producer and star. "A Haunting in Venice," his third go-round with writer Michael Green, derives its main wrinkle from the vaguely supernatural tone, a just-in-time-for-Halloween adornment that might add a small commercial boost to a formula otherwise as neatly manicured as the great detective's moustache.
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Venice to vote on €5 a day fee for tourists
The charge - which will apply to all visitors aged over 14 - is designed to tackle soaring tourism.
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Venice entry fee will start next year
After talking about an entrance fee for several years, the Venetian authorities have now confirmed that a pilot project charging day-trippers will begin in spring 2024. Visitors will pay 5 euros to enter the city on busy days.
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