Florence, Italy and overtourism

Italian city Florence bans key boxes and tour guide loudspeakers to tackle overtourism
The historic Tuscan city is the latest popular destination to introduce measures to tackle out-of-control tourism that locals say is driving them out.
‘Too many tourists’: What steps is Italy’s Florence taking to make city ‘liveable’ again?
Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, which draws millions of tourists each year, has introduced a 10-point plan to combat the challenges of overtourism. In recent years, Florence has seen a drastic increase in tourists,
Florence cracks down on overtourism just as Italy hosts G7 tourist ministers in city
ROME -- The city of Florence took new measures Tuesday to crack down on overtourism, just as the Italian government hosts the Group of Seven tourism ministers in the Renaissance city and seeks to significantly boost the country’s place as a top visitor destination.
Italian city bans ‘key boxes’ as hated symbol of overtourism
Florence is to ban the key boxes that have become a hated symbol of the burgeoning short-term rental market in its historic centre, firing the latest salvo in the battle against mass tourism in Europe.
Florence tackles tourism: Key box ban to protect city centre
Florence is introducing new measures to curb excessive tourism. These regulations are intended to shield the historic city centre from the negative consequences of the vast influx of visitors. This week, Mayor Sara Funaro's cabinet approved a ten-point ...
Florence cracks down on overtourism just as Italy hosts G7 tourist ministers in Renaissance city
The city of Florence took new measures Tuesday to crack down on overtourism, just as the Italian government hosts the Group of Seven tourism ministers in the Renaissance city and seeks to significantly boost the country’s place as a top visitor destination.
Leadership change: Florence swaps mayors amid focus on city growth
Teresa Myers-Ervin made history in 2020 when she became the first woman and first Black person elected as Florence mayor. On ...
Florence City leaders readying for growth
Florence officials expect the city to continue growing in the next few years and they are planning for that growth now.
Lethonia Barnes sworn in as new mayor of Florence
FLORENCE, S.C. (WMBF) - The city of Florence is now under new leadership. Lethonia “Peaches” Barnes was sworn in Tuesday as ...
Florence city leaders discuss tree ordinance aimed to protect canopy
Members of the Florence Resilience and Sustainability Advisory Committe florence city committee are working to protect trees ...
One City, Three Great Artists: Reuniting Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael
A London exhibition shows how the three painters circled one another as rivals and role models in 16th-century Florence.
City of Florence celebrates 21 veterans, adding their names to the Wall of Honor
The city of Florence Veterans Park Committee honored 21 South Carolina veterans with ties to the Pee Dee at a Veteran's Day ...
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Florence, Friendship and Flooding: Splendor of Florence Festival returns to Providence
In 1998, former Providence Mayor Vincent Cianci, Jr. signed a friendship pact with Leonardo Domenici, then-mayor of Florence, ...