Visitors to Venice will have to pay for an entry fee after the Italian city became the first in the world to introduce a charging system for tourists.

Using entry fees, Venice is experimenting with a new system to manage tourist flows and combat overtourism. It's likely going to find gaps.

The pilot program means day-trippers to Venice, one of Italy's most picturesque and historic cities, will need to pay a charge of 5 euros ($5.4).

The city of Venice in Italy has introduced a 5-euro entry fee for tourists who haven’t booked an accommodation in the city. This regulatory entry fee has been introduced for day-trippers and aims to curb overcrowding.

Under a trial scheme, visitors exploring Venice for the day have to buy a €5 (S$7.30) ticket. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Venice launched a new scheme Thursday to charge day-trippers for entering the historic Italian city, a world first intended to ease the pressure of mass tourism -- but many residents are opposed.Venturini hopes the initiative will persuade Italians living in the region not to come on busy days such as Thursday,

Visitors entering the Unesco World Heritage site for the day have to buy a €5 ticket, with inspectors carrying out spot checks at key entry points. Considered one of the most beautiful cities on the planet, Venice is one of the world’s top tourist destinations – but is drowning under the weight of the crowds.

Venice on Thursday began charging day-trippers for entry, a world first aimed at tackling mass tourism but opposed by protesters objecting to treating the historic Italian city as a museum.Under a trial scheme,

Venice on Thursday launched a new scheme to charge daytrippers for entering the historic Italian city, a world first intended to ease the pressure of mass tourism but many residents are opposed.