At these popular destinations, global tourism is ruining local life — and residents are done dealing with it.
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00:00If the tourists want to enjoy this beautiful city, they should pay for it.
00:04It is a way to make cash, but it does not fix a load threshold, which is what we are asking for.
00:28There is the maximum number of people who can be received decently in Venice,
00:33which is a bit like the usual load when you find a boat or an elevator, it's just a way to say whoever pays, come in.
00:42It's Tuesday and it's raining and it shouldn't be so many people here.
00:46The city center is quite small, so what we're now doing is we're also focusing on all the neighborhoods just outside the city center.
01:08So we're showing all our visitors that yes, of course, you want to have a look at the canals, but also go to other neighborhoods.
01:16It is a sign to the world that certain places, certain delicate places like this, it is necessary to take drastic measures, measures of precaution.
01:32Come, visit the island, everything, share here with us and then go back home.
01:48The idea is to keep that rhythm, because our children and our future generations are also coming, what's going to happen to them?
02:02There is a saying that you have to stop, you have to stop, you have to stop for a while.
02:10I think it's a good thing for the people.
02:14At least, the Ministry of Public Works has provided some things for our children and grandchildren in the future.