Venice has become so crowded that the mayor is going to start separating tourists from locals
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- The mayor of Venice, Italy, has approved an ordinance that will separate the city's residents from tourists during May Weekend (May 28-June 1).
- Tourists will be redirected away from the more popular streets and certain areas will be only available to locals and visitors who have a Venezia Unica card.
- The move comes in response to the overwhelming number of tourists that continue to visit Venice, with one tourist official stating that Easter weekend made the city "like a carnival."
Extraordinary measures will be introduced to deal with overcrowding this May Day weekend in Venice.
An ordinance has been approved by the mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, which will see residents and tourists segregated at various points from 28 May to 1 June.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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