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Residents fear the scheme will do nothing to reduce tourist numbers, but will turn Venice into ‘a museum, a theme park’

Visitors entering the UNESCO World Heritage site for the day have to buy a five-euro ($5.3) ticket, with inspectors carrying out spot checks at key entry points.

For years, the elderly residents of La Salut, a neighbourhood in Barcelona, have complained about being unable to get home because the number 116 bus was always too full of tourists. They were flocking to the area to see Park Güell, the cluster of mosaic-covered buildings, staircases and public squares…

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As I learned from managing Michelangelo’s David, visitors can be nudged away from the joyless in-and-out mission for selfies and souvenirs, says Cecilie Hollberg, director of Florence’s Galleria dell’Accademia

Up to 25,000 holidaymakers, mainly from Britain, in line for vouchers to cover a week’s hotel stay

Luigi Brugnaro claims he is taking a risk no other politician would take with his measure to preserve the city

Medieval villages, secret alleyways and Charles de Gaulle’s retreat are just some of our tipsters’ French finds

Turquoise seas, tranquil canals and glacial lakes … France offers some of the world’s most scenic paddling routes