Travellers visiting Venice will now need to pay back a rate when producing day excursions to the famous town, as section of a bid to battle over-tourism.

The €5 (£4) entrance rate – which is expected only for accessibility to Venice’s historic centre – will utilize on 29 peak days, primarily weekends, as portion of a demo section lasting till 14 July.

Day trippers who are unsuccessful to fork out the charge will encounter fines concerning €50 (£43) and €300 (£257).

BBC Rome Correspondent Mark Lowen spoke to visitors about how they felt about the demand.