Venice will charge day-trippers its access fee on 72 days in 2027, up from 60 this year, Corriere del Veneto and the German news agency dpa reported. The city government approved the calendar on Thursday, the city said. The fee will apply from Good Friday, March 26, through August 15, the Ferragosto holiday, instead of ending in late July as it did this year, Corriere del Veneto reported.

The fee will mostly apply on weekends from Friday to Sunday, plus some holidays, Corriere del Veneto reported. There will be two 10-day stretches, from April 23 to May 2 and from May 28 to June 6, the city said. Daily hours will run from 8:30 in the morning to 4:30 in the afternoon, half an hour longer than before, the city said.

The top fee stays at 10 euros, Corriere del Veneto and dpa reported. Raising it to 30 euros would require a change in national law that could only come with the budget law, Corriere del Veneto reported. The government in Rome must agree to any much higher fee, dpa reported. The city still has to decide on discounts, exemptions and how booking, payment and checks will work, Corriere del Veneto reported. Residents of the Veneto region have been exempt since 2024, but that could change, Corriere del Veneto reported. Overnight guests do not pay the fee, but they pay a tourist tax, dpa reported.

Venice began testing the fee in 2024 on 29 days, the city said. It rose to 54 days in 2025 and 60 in 2026. More than 650,000 visitors paid the fee this year, bringing the city more than 5 million euros, dpa reported. So far the fee has not cut visitor numbers, dpa reported. The mayor wants to extend the fee further and charge much more on the busiest days, Corriere del Veneto reported.

"We are confirming the access fee in the belief that this experiment is the right path," said Michele Zuin, the city official in charge of the budget, according to Corriere del Veneto (translated from Italian). "But we are equally aware that it is one piece of a much broader plan of actions and initiatives to manage tourist flows and raise awareness among visitors." Tourism official Silvia Peruzzo Meggetto said the fee is one of several tools the city uses, along with tracking visitor numbers, Corriere del Veneto reported.

The city said it will announce in good time when its booking site opens.

What we know: Venice will charge its access fee on 72 days in 2027, with a top rate of 10 euros.
What we don't: Who will be exempt, and when booking will open.