Tickets to visit ruins buried by Mount Vesuvius, seen by 4 million this summer, to be capped at 20,000 a day
Pompeii plans to limit visitor numbers to 20,000 a day and introduce personalised tickets from next week in an effort to cope with overtourism and protect the world heritage site, officials said.
This summer, a record 4 million people visited the remains of the ancient Roman city, buried under ash and rock after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/09/pompeii-limits-visitors-protect-ancient-city-overtourism
Author : Associated Press in Pompeii
Publish date : 2024-11-09 13:55:48
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