The incredible European city dupe of Venice with beautiful canals but not as many tourists

This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more With 60,000 visitors descending on fragile Venice each day, many are seeking holiday alternatives (Image: Getty) Venice in Italy has been grappling with issues with over-tourism for many years with the affectionately dubbed “Floating City” taking matters into its own hands. It has banned large cruise ships from entering its canals, authorised fines for noisy, wheeled suitcases in the historic city centre, littering and loitering on its bridges and, most recently limited tour groups to 25 people .

With overcrowded streets, canals packed with gondolas , damaged ecosystems, cheap souvenir shops replacing authentic artisan shops and thousands of residents being forced out each year, it may be time to leave Venice to rest and find alternative holiday destinations. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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