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Venice, Italy one of the world's top tourist destinations. Before the coronavirus pandemic, around 20 million visitors a year the city. This many problems such as pollution from cruise ships and overcrowding. To with these problems, city officials are to charge tourists to visit the city's historical centre and its beautiful canals. According to Italy's La Stampa newspaper, entry into Venice could between three euros ($3.50) and 10 euros. This could from the summer of 2022. There are also plans to a limit on the number of visitors who can the centre each day. Tourists may need to their visit to Venice before they go.

Venice officials have for many years about the number of visitors flocking to the city. Environmentalists worried about the damage cruise ships to marine life in the Venice Lagoon. Heritage lovers to protect Venice's famous squares and architecture from the millions of tourists. This Italy's Culture Minister say that there is a "concrete risk" of the United Nations culture agency UNESCO Venice to its list of World Heritage in Danger sites. However, a hotel worker said Venice cruise ships. He said: "They big in a short time, before sailing out." A city official worried that charging tourists a fee to will turn Venice into a "theme park".