Mass tourism has turned the Italian city of Florence into a “prostitute,” the director of Galleria dell’Accademia has said, sparking anger and calls for her to step down. Although Cecilie Hollberg has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florence is stepping up its fight against mass tourism by ordering vacation rental owners to remove self check-in keyboxes by ...

The recent abuse of some young Belgian tourists who jumped off the San Marco bridge in the lower canal has exacerbated the patience of the local authorities who are seriously studying a plan to ...

Rome (CNN) — The historic Italian city of Florence is taking steps to cut overtourism, introducing measures including a ban on key boxes used by short-term rental landlords and tour guide loudspeakers ...

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FLORENCE — Anyone visiting the Florence Sports Complex on Saturday would have had trouble finding a place to park. Dozens of young tennis players tested their mettle at the tennis center Feb. 24 while ...

A tourist has caused thousands of dollars in damage to a 16th-century monument in Florence, Italy, after climbing on it during a bachelorette party, according to authorities.