Is Venice overrated? The Italian Disney Land!

#veniceitaly #veniceovertourism #venicevlog
there are way too many people in venice and it has lost its real italian town charm and is more like a Italian Disney land. However Burano was nicer and you will see in Part 2
Though still proudly known as La Serenissima, ‘the most serene’, Venice on a typical day is anything but. Overtourism is a major issue here. Once a thriving city, home to a large and proud population of Venetians and visited by writers, intellectuals and artists hungry for culture, Venice is now swamped by day trippers, who far outnumber overnight visitors and local residents.

What’s behind overtourism in Venice?
Overtourism boils down to the simple fact of too many people visiting the same place at the same time and Venice is, sadly, a prime example. Some 20 million visitors flood in each year; on its busiest days, around 120,000 people visit this city which is home to just 55,000 permanent residents [1]. Many of these tourists stick to the famous landmarks – the Rialto Bridge, St Mark’s Square – further concentrating numbers into a tiny footprint. This damages Venice’s fragile buildings, strains its infrastructure, inhibits local people from going about their business and, frankly, makes for a woeful visitor experience, too. Nobody benefits, not even the tourists.

The reasons behind overtourism in Venice are complex and manifold, and you can read more about the overtourism phenomenon here. Many of the same issues crop up in Venice as in Barcelona, Reykjavik or Dubrovnik – the rapid growth of low cost aviation, cruise ships and peer-to-peer home sharing platforms are all guilty parties. The rise of the day tripper is a huge problem, too. Ironically, no one seems to dedicate time to seeing this timeless city. Of the 20 million people who come to Venice each year, only half sleep here, which is why hotel stays have dropped by two thirds over the past 25 years. Many have poured off a cruise ship – on some days as many as 44,000 cruise passengers come to the city – or are on a whirlwind tour of Italy. Some stay for just a few hours, see little, buy a few trinkets and leave. They bring no economic benefit to the city in this way.

[Tecolote-xneu]

Would love to hear your opinion on how Europe is dealing with Covid-19. Was this footage from before? It looks super packed. Can you disclose the date of this footage?

[tonightweride]

8:45 I like the boris brejcha merch shop

[bigrhinonagy]

Very nice would love to go there but all the people I would not like it there so many people that's where you come in show us I wish I could give you some money I'm on a small check and it's not much I stay broke I'm disabled and I caint do much great videos

[petzezos]

Guess the city can actually rest these days with the hordes of the tourists out...

[jimred]

Cost of living is the main reason people leave. The smell must be like living in an open sewer . Lack of opportunity. The introduction of the Euro currency and the additional costs of belonging to the European Union has changed everyone's life. Venice is eternal it's beauty cannot be denied but unfortunately the very thing that sustains it's economy; the hoards of tourists is the very thing that also drives up the costs and make it undesirable to the local population.

[SteveMarksMusic]

St. Mark's Square: If you've heard of that book called The Bible - there are four main scripture writers; Mathew, MARK, Luke and John. That Basilica and Square are a HUGE DEAL!!!

[ozohirogi]

Wasn’t impressed with Venice at all after the breathtaking Florence

[malenabellucci]

Have you been to Portofino, Genua, Italy...it beautiful there.

[cinziaalbini]

Venezia isn't Disneyland!!And the music is ridiculous.

[funkervogt]

I wonder if it would be profitable for a billionaire to build a 1:1 replica of Venice somewhere else in the world and charge people to visit.