Lake Como to introduce day-tripper fee

Lake Como is planning to introduce a day-tripper fee due to the area being overwhelmed by tourists. 

According to euronews.com, the lake receives about 1,4 million visitors a year. 

Last summer, Villa del Balbianello, the lakeside villa that appeared in the James BondandStar Wars films, had to limit its daily entries from 2 000 to 1 200 people to protect the historic house and the lake’s environmental integrity. 

The mayor of Como, Alessandro Rapinese, says the city will adopt Venice’s plan to charge daily visitors. However, a start date for the introduction of the fee and its cost have not been announced yet.