Venice To Start Charging Visitors Entry Fee Next Year

Venice plans to experiment with an admission fee of 5 euros ($5.35) for day trippers next year to try to manage the flow of tourists drawn to its historic canals, Reuters reported, citing the city council on Tuesday. The fee will be applied on a trial basis on 30 days next year, focusing mainly on … Continue reading Venice To Start Charging Visitors Entry Fee Next Year

Actress Julianne Moore To Head Venice Film Festival Jury

PARIS, France - OSCAR winning actress Julianne Moore will head the main competition jury at this year's Venice Film Festival, organisers said on Friday. Moore will be joined in deciding this year's winners by French director Audrey Diwan, who scooped the festival's Golden Lion award last year for her film 'Happening', Iranian actress Leila Hatami, … Continue reading Actress Julianne Moore To Head Venice Film Festival Jury

TRAVEL | Italy Cancels Venice Carnival In Bid To Halt Spread Of Virus

Scrambling to contain rapidly rising number of new coronavirus infections in Italy, the largest amount outside Asia, authorities on Sunday stepped up measures to ban public gathering, including stopping Venice’s famed carnival events, which have drawn tens of thousands of revelers to a region this is now in the heart of the  outbreak. ‘The ordinance … Continue reading TRAVEL | Italy Cancels Venice Carnival In Bid To Halt Spread Of Virus