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Venice’s newly introduced entrance fee for day-tripping tourists brought the city €975,000 ($1.1 million) in revenue over the first 11 days of a test run. The entrance fee, introduced for the first time from April 25 to May 5, is charged at a standard price of €5. The city on Monday reported selling a total of more than 195,000 tickets, slightly exceeding expectations. The admission fee will be charged on nearly all Saturdays and Sundays until mid-July, when the city will re-assess the fee. As a general rule, all day visitors between 8:30 am and 4 pm (0630 to 1400 GMT) are required to pay the …

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