The moves come after what authorities called a record summer that saw over four million people visiting the world-famous remains of the ancient Roman city
The Pompeii archaeological park plans to limit visitor numbers to 20,000 a day and introduce personalized tickets from next week in a bid to cope with over-tourism and protect the world heritage site, officials said Friday.
The park’s director Gabriel Zuchtriegel said visitors to the main archaeological site now exceeds an average of 15,000 to 20,000 every day, and the new daily cap will prevent the numbers from surging further. From Nov. 15 tickets to access the park will be personalized to include the full names of visitors. A maximum of 20,000 tickets will be released each day, with different time slots during the peak summer season.
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