Tourist-toll mayor to speak at green conference
Mayor of Bagnoregio who brought town back from extinction to talk in Rimini at Green Destination Day conference 22 September
What brought Italy’s ‘dying town’ back from the edge of extinction? A tourist toll
Francesco Bigiotti, who also manages the main town of Bagnoregio, has rushed in where other mayors fear to tread – anyone wanting to cross the footbridge to visit his medieval village must pay.
By charging visitors to enter its crumbling walls, the medieval town of Civita di Bagnoregio has turned the threat of destruction to its advantage.
Tourists are charged up to €5 to enter Civita di Bagnoregio via its footbridge.
As leaders of some of Europe’s most popular holiday destinations like Venice and Florence and Dubrovnik and Barcelona ponder recent anti-tourism protests, they should perhaps take inspiration from the mayor of Civita di Bagnoregio. ,
"Bagnoregio is now the only Italian town where you no longer pay communal taxes," he said. "We’ve been able to improve local services – the health service is better, there is transport for disabled people. We’re managing to live autonomously thanks to tourism and culture. Really, it’s a miracle."
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