Individuals exempt/excluded from the payment of the Access Fee

Residents are excluded from payment of the Access Fee and request exemption, and upon inspection, if any, they will be able to prove their condition by showing a document of proof.

Property owners in Venice who have paid IMU but do not reside in the municipality, along with their family members, must only obtain an exemption voucher, authenticating with SPID, CIE, CNS. This voucher is valid as long as the property ownership remains and must be renewed annually (if IMU payments are up-to-date).

Yes, on days when the Access Fee is applicable, individuals born in Veneto but residing in another region must obtain a payement voucher, unless they fall within the categories of exclusion (Article 4) or exemption (Article 5). 

No, on days when the Access Fee is applicable, residents of Veneto are exempt from paying it, they must show an identity document that certifies their relevant status in case of any checks.

No. In this case, payment is not necessary, but you are still required to obtain the exemption voucher by accessing the "I require access for other reasons" card.

People with disabilities and their accompanying person, if not in possession of the European Disability Card, can obtain an exclusion/exemption document (a voucher with a QR code) using the portal at this link: http://cda.ve.it or by using the specific application. 

Workers, non-residents in Veneto and people who were not born in the Municipality of Venice, employed and self-employed, including commuters, with an established (even temporary) business location in the Ancient City of Venice or the other minor islands of the Venetian Lagoon, are entitled to apply, authenticating with SPID, CIE, CNS,  for a continuous voucher corresponding to the days of validity (stay) of the Access Fee exemption status. Workers who need to travel to the Old City occasionally for their work will need to book entry by acquiring a voucher valid for the days on which the Access Fee is charged. Only after an inspection attesting entry to Venice, may additional information demonstrating worker status be requested.

 

On days when the Access Fee applies, relatives up to the first degree of individuals owning residential properties (not for tourist rentals) located in the historic center of Venice or its smaller islands are exempt from paying the fee, provided they request the exemption, authenticating with SPID, CIE, CNS

No, for the application days scheduled in 2025, friends and acquaintances visiting people residing in Venice Old City or Islands will not have to pay, provided they have an exemption voucher, the activation of which will be the resident's responsibility. The resident must access the 'I have to invite acquaintances' card by authenticating with SPID, CIE, CNS and generating a friend code. The acquaintance, having acquired the friend code sent by the resident, must generate the exemption voucher by entering it in the appropriate field at the link: https://cda.comune.venezia.it/en/requestExemption."

In order to prove one's condition, if one has not received the QR-code from the accommodation facility, the guest must acquire the voucher with QR-code in the dedicated platform indicating the accommodation facility at which he or she will stay overnight.

In the form of a self-certification, a certificate or a statement made by the individual in question or by a third party.

This depends on the exemption category you qualify for. 

No, for the days of enforcement scheduled in 2025, the spouse, civil partner, cohabitant, from first- to third-removed relatives or kins only need to request exemption to the Old City of the Municipality of Venice (declaring the degree of relationship),

authenticating with SPID, CIE, CNS.

No, non-resident property owners or timeshare owners and their household members will need to acquire an exemption voucher valid as long as ownership remains and in any case to be renewed annually (if in good standing with IMU -property tax - payment). Request exemption must be made by authenticating with SPID, CIE, CNS.

 The exemption is valid within the period in which ownership remains for each access to the ancient city of Venice; there will only be the obligation to show the exemption voucher at any checks. For timeshares, the voucher is valid for the timeshare period.

No, for the days of enforcement scheduled in 2025, you only need to request exemption 

No, they are not required to pay and do not need to place a reservation for access. They have to prove their age with a valid identity document during inspections.

No, for the days in which the restriction of the Access Fee is scheduled in the year 2025, participants in sports competitions recognized by CONI, its Federations, or Sports Promotion Bodies are only required to request exemption to the Historic City of Venice.

The subject requesting the exemption must authenticate using SPID, CIE, or CNS.

The exemption also extends to the group's accompanying person. The voucher with the QR code  can be issued to the whole group (cumulative). It does not require inserting the name and last name of all the members of the group participating in the competition, but it is sufficient to insert the number of group members, provided they move together so as to be identified as a group during any inspections; otherwise, for people moving independently, the "Add holder" section must be completed.

In case of inspection, residents or those born in the Municipality of Venice, residents in Veneto, and children under 14 years of age must show an identity document that certifies their status. Those staying and registered in the register of the temporary population must show the communication of acceptance of the application for registration in the register of the temporarily resident population. Students of schools of all levels and university and post-university institutes located in the historic center or the smaller islands of the lagoon, who do not fall within the cases of exemption for which it is sufficient to show only the identity document, must show an identification card (badge or similar) of the Institute to which they belong or any declaration issued by the same Institute or by the website of the Ministry of Education and Merit (link https://anist.istruzione.gov.it/) certifying the actual status of a registered and attending student. People with disabilities (and any accompanying person) must show the Disability Card. For personnel belonging to the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies (including Fire Brigade personnel), it will be necessary to show the relevant service card.

No, on the days the access fee is in effect, relatives up to the 3rd degree of a university student who access the historic center of the Municipality of Venice to attend the thesis defense are exempt and must request the exemption using the "I need to access for other reasons" card.

No, on the days the access fee is in effect, individuals summoned to a public office located in the historic city are exempt from payment and must request the exemption using the "I need to access for other reasons" card.

No, on June 7th and 8th, participants/crew members of the 49th Vogalonga will be given a QR code by the Organizing Committee, which must be shown, in case of inspection, together with an identity document.

No, for the days of the 2025 Boat Show, from May 29th to June 2nd, visitors to the Boat Show are exempt from payment. 

If requested by the control authorities, visitors must show the nominal access ticket to the Boat Show, or for exhibitors of the event, the nominal exhibitor PASS and, upon request, show a document that allows verification of the exhibited title to the person.

No, on the days the access fee is in effect, employees of public administrations assigned to service housing and their family members only need to request the exemption,

authenticating with SPID, CIE, CNS

No, on the days the fee applies, employees of public administrations assigned to service accommodation only need to request the exemption, authenticating with SPID, CIE, CNS.

For access to Venice on days when the trial is in effect, the following categories of people are exempt from the Access Fee but must apply for an exemption:

  • Tourists staying in accommodation facilities located in the Municipality of Venice
  • Employees, self-employed individuals, freelancers, and entrepreneurs with a workplace in the historic center of Venice or its smaller islands
  • Self-employed individuals, freelancers, and entrepreneurs who occasionally access the historic center of Venice or its smaller islands for work
  • Athletes and their companions who access the ancient city and the other minor islands of the lagoon to participate in sports competitions recognized by CONI, its Federations or by Sports Promotion Bodies;
  • Relatives up to the 3rd degree of residents in the historic center or on the smaller islands of the lagoon
  • Owners of residential properties located in the historic center or on the smaller islands of the lagoon (and their family members)
  • Relatives up to the 3rd degree of the deceased, attending a funeral in the historic center of Venice or on the smaller islands of the lagoon
  • Owners of property for which they pay IMU and their family members
  • Tenants of residential properties in the Municipality of Venice
  • Employees of public administrations assigned to service housing in Venice and their family members
  • People visiting residents in the historic center of Venice or on the smaller islands
  • Secondary school students on school trips
  • People with disabilities and their companions (if they do not have a European Disability Card)
  • People undergoing therapy or medical examinations
  • People assisting patients in healthcare facilities
  • Public officials or authorities accessing for institutional reasons
  • People visiting prisons
  • Spouses, civil partners, or relatives up to the 3rd degree of people staying in social-health facilities
  • Litigants or witnesses in legal proceedings held in Venice
  • People summoned to public offices for legal or public interest reasons
  • People summoned to public offices
  • Relatives up to the 3rd degree of university students attending thesis defenses
  • People attending elections or referendums

For a complete list of exemptions, please refer to Article 5 of the Regulations.

Individuals who are exempt from the Access Fee, with the exception of residents and those born in Venice, those staying registered in the register of the temporarily resident population, residents in Veneto, children under 14, holders of the European Disability Card and their companions, students attending schools or universities located in the historic center, and members of the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement (including firefighters), must obtain an exemption voucher (with QR code) through the online portal https://cda.ve.it/en/ or a dedicated app.

Yes, on days when the Access Fee applies, relatives of individuals owning residential properties (not for tourist rentals) located in the mainland part of the municipality of Venice (excluding the historic center and islands) must obtain a payment voucher, unless they are part of the owner's household or meet the criteria for exemption under Articles 4 or 5.

No, those born in Venice do not have to request exemption and/or pay the Access Fee, but they must prove, upon inspection, if any, their status by showing a document from which their birth in Venice is derived.

General questions

The experimental application period for the Access Fee in 2025 will conclude on July 27th, 2025, with the last day of application.

The governing bodies of the Municipality of Venice are responsible for approving further measures for the possible application of the Access Contribution in the years after 2025.

For additional information, we invite you to follow the web communication channels of the Venice City Council, at the following websites:

https://live.comune.venezia.it/

https://cda.ve.it/en/

The brochure for 2025 will be available shortly

 

 

No, if you stay in one of the accommodation facilities located in the territory of the Municipality of Venice (hotels, B&Bs, guest houses and apartments for tourist rental) you only have to obtain or apply for an exemption code. If, on the contrary, your visit does not include an overnight stay in an accommodation facility located in the territory of the Municipality of Venice, you are required to pay the Access Fee.

The trial for the year 2025 does not include the application of the concept of a daily threshold, understood as the number of entries beyond which the Fee due may have different amounts.

For the year 2025, the incentive to advance booking has been introduced which provides a payment of €5.00 only for those who pay the Access Fee within the quarter of the last day (inclusive) before the day of access. Otherwise, for those who pay the Access Fee within three days of the access date, the amount is €10.00. 

They will be clearly identifiable by wearing a bib and/or identification card. 

  • - Yes, in the case of an individual subject;
  • - No, in the case of individuals belonging to an organised group. The QR Code voucher may be a single document (cumulative) for organised groups. The QR-code voucher does not require the first name and surname of all group members to be entered, but instead, it has to have the name of the group leader. Only the number of members of the group has to be entered, on condition that these people travel together so that they can be identified as a group in the event of inspection. These group vouchers are issued by tourist agencies that have subscribed to the special concession agreement. (page in Italian)

No, you can only use it for the requested date(s).

No.

Yes, for the scheduled days of enforcement, exemption or payment of the Access Fee is valid for the whole day.

For the year 2025 the need for a further experimental application phase of the Access Fee has been assessed on a trial basis, aimed at verifying its effects also from the perspective of a better management of tourist flows - also in terms of encouraging virtuous behaviour in entering the Old City of Venice as well as discouraging unscheduled day visits - and the organization of public services.

On a trial basis for 2025, the visit booking and Access Fee payment (except for those meeting the exclusion and exemption conditions) will apply:

1) only to those days scheduled in the 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. time slot.

2) to enter the Old City of the Municipality of Venice and NOT the minor islands in the lagoon;

3) with the incentive to advance booking that provides for the payment of €5.00 only for those who pay the Access Fee within the quarter'last day prior to the day of access. Otherwise, for those who pay the Access Fee after the fourth day prior to the access date, the fee is €10.00.

In the Municipality of Venice, all guests staying in accommodations (hotels, room rentals, B&Bs, etc.) are required to pay the Tourist Tax, which is collected directly by the facility manager. The tax is calculated by applying, for each guest, the rate set by the Municipality to the number of nights the person stays in the facility (up to 5 nights).

The Access Fee is applied as an alternative to the tourist tax and is aimed at all those who instead enter the Old City without staying in an accommodation facility in the City of Venice, subject to the exclusions or exemptions provided.

It depends on the degree of kinship. If a spouse, civil partner, cohabiting partner, relatives or relatives-in-law up to the 3rd degree are visiting, they are entitled to an exemption. (In the experimental implementation also for the year 2025, the Access Fee will NOT be applied to the Minor Islands identified by the Regulation).

No, because there is a tourist tax to be paid. One should still acquire the exemption voucher with QR-code, indicating only the days on which one intends to visit the Old City if they fall within the days of enforcement.

No, because there is a tourist tax to be paid. One must still acquire the exemption voucher with QR-code indicating the days of overnight stay (from the day of arrival to the day of departure).

Accommodation customers have to consult the facility staff for instructions.

From the day of arrival to the day of departure at the accommodation facility.

In the event of an inspection, the visitor is required to declare the new residence, which is then verified by the Municipal Administration. If you wish to have a document certifying your new residence, you can download, free of charge, a certificate of residence for the applicant or other household members. The form is available on the following website: dime.comune.venezia.it/servizio/certificati

The Municipal Administration can use the tools provided by the law for the recovery of evasion and avoidance and in particular carry out checks, inspections and inspections by staff authorized to do so at the main access points of the City. An administrative fine ranging from €25 to €150 will be imposed for failure to present, upon request by municipal authorities, the ticket proving payment of the Access Fee, or documentation certifying exemption or exclusion, or for using a ticket on a date other than the valid one, with the possibility of reporting under the Criminal Code and special laws on the subject to anyone who makes false statements, forms false acts or makes use thereof in the cases provided for by the Regulation. The sums, if not paid within the period indicated in the notified act, are collected coactively according to what is provided for by the current legislation on tax matters.

 

 

The 3rd-removed kinship relationship exists with, among others, great-grandfather, uncle, nephew, while the 3rd-removed kinship relationship exists with, among others, great-grandfather, uncle, nephew of the spouse and civilly united.

In order to promote sustainable and conscious tourism as well as the adoption of good practices in tourism, the City Administration has provided for the determination of the Access Fee to the Old City of the Municipality of Venice and other minor islands of the lagoon. This Fee is established under national legislation (art. 4 paragraph 3-bis of Legislative Decree 23/2011, Law 145/2018, Law 122/2010).

The application of the Fee implements the regulation of tourist flows, and its proceeds are used to finance tourism-related interventions, including those for the maintenance, enjoyment and rehabilitation of local cultural and environmental heritage and related local public facilities.

For the year 2025, on a trial basis, there will be no request for exemption or payment of the Access Fee for those going to one of the minor islands of the lagoon.

Pay the Access Fee

You can pre-purchase the payment voucher via WhatsApp using the QR code below: 

  • at a cost of €5.00 for those who pay the Access Fee by the fourth last day (inclusive) before the day of access, 
  • at a cost of €10.00 for those who pay the Access Fee in the 3 days before the day of access.

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Alternatively, only in the 3 days prior to access, you can purchase the payment voucher with an amount of €10.00 at one of the PuntoLIS tobacconists present on the Italian territory (find the point of sale closest to you at the following link:  https://www.puntolis.it/it/servizi-al-cittadino).

 

No, I have to pay for each day of access.

As a first attempt, I can search for it in the Recover Voucher section and, if the search is unsuccessful, I can access the  Venice Access Fee Information Request page and fill in the dedicated form.

Once you have verified that you are not in an exempt category, to obtain an access code to Venice, select the date of the visit from the online calendar, indicate the number of paying visitors and children under 14 years of age, who will have free access: the total amount to be paid will then be calculated. Next, enter the names of the visitors and the details for sending the tickets (your e-mail address and telephone number), which will be used to send the tickets and in the event that the voucher needs to be recovered or cancelled.

The request exemption and payment can be cumulative.

QR-coded vouchers are named.

Yes.

Through the display of the voucher with QR-code.

Those who plan to visit the Old City of Venice without staying overnight on the trial days for 2025 must book their visit on the specific computer application and, except for the conditions of exclusion and exemption provided by the Regulations, make the relevant payment of the fee. Bookings are made by entering the visitor's first name and last name in the form at https://cda.ve.it/en/ or in the dedicated app. 

Once you have registered, you will be able to choose whether to download the voucher with QR-code and booking code or receive an email to the email address of the person who made the booking.  

In 2025, the early booking incentive was introduced which provides for a payment of €5.00 only for those who pay the Access Fee within the last quarter day (inclusive) prior to the day of access. Otherwise, for those who pay the access fee within three days of the access date, the amount due is €10.00.

Yes, on a trial basis for 2025, the Access Fee does NOT apply from 4 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. the next day and no booking is required.

On a trial basis for the year 2025, the request for exemption and/or payment of the Access Fee is charged from 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.: 

  • 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 April
  • 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 May
  • 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 June
  • 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 July

 

The Access Fee must be paid before entering the Ancient City of Venice. You can pay the Access Fee on the day of your arrival. 

In 2025, the early booking incentive was introduced which provides for a payment of €5.00 only for those who pay the Access Fee within the last quarter day (inclusive) prior to the day of access. Otherwise, for those paying the Access Fee within three days of the access date, the amount is €10.00. 

 

He/she is obliged to keep and exhibit, to the subjects assigned by the Municipality to perform the checks, the documents proving payment of the Access Fee or the condition of exclusion or exemption. 

Area of application of the Access Fee

The following areas are exempt from the access fee: the entire mainland, the areas of the Ponte della Libertà, Piazzale Roma, Santa Lucia Railway Station and the area directly connected to Piazzale Roma, the Maritime Station, San Basilio Station, and the Isola Nova del Tronchetto.

If you access the ACTV pier exclusively to change means of transport, without accessing the ancient city of Venice, the access fee is not due. 

If, on the other hand, you access the ancient city of Venice on the days when the access fee is applied, then payment will be due, with the exception of subjects belonging to the conditions of exclusion (art. 4) or exemption (art. 5).

 

Supporters using specially dedicated lines (typically those departing from the mainland and arriving directly at Penzo Stadium) are not subject to payment or exemption).

The Fee is not due if you only visit the minor islands without visiting the Old City. The organization of the inspections will take these cases into account.

The minor islands of the Venetian lagoon (not affected by the application of the Access Fee) are: Lido di Venezia (including Alberoni and Malamocco), Pellestrina, Murano, Burano, Torcello, Sant'Erasmo, Mazzorbo, Mazzorbetto, Vignole, S. Andrea, La Certosa, S. Servolo, S. Clemente, Poveglia, Sacca Sessola.

No, for the year 2025, on a trial basis, there is no exemption or payment of the Access Fee for those going to one of the minor islands of the lagoon.

The payment of the Access Fee is a single charge for entry to the Historic City of the Municipality of Venice and the other minor islands of the Venetian Lagoon. This means that the Access Fee paid for access to the Historic City of the Municipality of Venice is also valid for entry to the minor islands of the Venetian Lagoon (In compliance with Resolution number 189 dated October 24 2024 issued by the MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, as part of the experimental implementation also for the year 2025, the Access Fee is NOT applied to the Minor Islands of the Venetian Lagoon as specified in the Regulation.)

The islands included within the perimeter of the ancient city, affected by the application of the Access Fee, are: San Michele and Giudecca.

 

Cancellations and refunds

It will be possible to recover the exemption voucher by entering, in the appropriate fields indicated, type, exemption subtype and email of the applicant. To recover exemption vouchers of other people, obtained with the same email, you must also select the "add" button and enter name, surname and date of birth.

Yes, it is possible to cancel your own voucher and/or that of each person for whom you have requested an exemption ('additional holders'), by clicking on the appropriate link received via email and confirming the cancellation for each individual voucher, therefore for each individual person.

It is possible to cancel your payement voucher and obtain a refund up to the day before, by filling in the appropriate field with the booking code provided via the payment confirmation email or indicated on the ticket, under the booking code entry, and the amounts paid will therefore be credited back to the same payment instrument used. By canceling the voucher, all paid tickets of the same transaction are canceled.

The payment voucher can be recovered by entering the e-mail address or telephone number in the field provided, depending on the information you provided during the registration and payment process.

 

For any refund requests made after the date of validity of the Access Fee, to be submitted in any case within the time limit specified in Article 1, paragraph 164 of Italian Law dated December 27 2006, number 296, the relevant documentation proving the fact that entry to the City of Venice was not made must be attached. These requests may be submitted by the accessing Refund Request for the Access Fee to Venice page and filling in the dedicated form.

Students, school and organised groups

Please be informed that in the Municipality of Venice there is also a regulation in force for accompanied tourist groups visiting the historic center of Venice and/or the islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello. The Urban Police and Security Regulation provides, among other things, a numerical limit of 25 people per group accompanied by a guide or escort otherwise identified as a reference subject. The obligation to use earphones and at the same time the prohibition of the use of amplifying devices is also introduced. Violation of the aforementioned rules is punished with administrative sanctions. We invite you to consult information regarding this regulation at this link: https://www.comune.venezia.it/it/content/regolamentazione-dei-gruppi-accompagnati.

On days when the access fee applies:

  • students residing in Veneto or born in the Municipality of Venice, attending schools of any order and degree and university and post-university institutes located in the ancient city or in the minor islands of the lagoon, must show an identity document in case of any checks;
  • students not residing in Veneto and not born in the Municipality of Venice, attending schools of any order and degree and university and post-university institutes located in the ancient city or in the minor islands of the lagoon, only need to show the institute card or declaration issued by the same in case of any checks.

Teachers are not required to pay the Access Fee because they can register and obtain the QR-code voucher in their capacity as workers. On the other hand, there is no specific exemption for the accompanying person; therefore, if he or she does not qualify for the conditions of exclusion (Article 4) and exemption (Article 5), then they are required to make the payment. If you are a subject with the conditions of exclusion (Article 4) and exemption (Article 5), you are required to obtain the relevant access voucher with a QR code, depending on your exclusion/exemption status.

No, for the days in which the restriction of the Access Fee is scheduled in the year 2025, they only need to request exemption for access to the Historic City of Venice. This exemption does not require inserting the name and last name of every individual of the group participating in the trip or educational visit: it is sufficient to insert the number of group members, provided they move together to be identified as a group during any inspections..

  • - Registration may be carried out by a tourist agency subscribed to the concession agreement, providing only the name of the group leader;
  • - otherwise, registration for small groups is performed at this website: https://cda.veneziaunica.it/en by entering the names of all the members of the group in the specific web form.

Who is required to pay the Access Fee?

On the days when the Access Fee is applied, those participating in the graduation ceremony in St. Mark's Square ("Graduation Day") must pay the Access Fee to the historic city, unless they fall within the categories of exclusion (art. 4) and exemption (art. 5).

Only residually will payment points be available in Piazzale Roma and in the square of Venice-Santa Lucia Station and in the tobacconists. Therefore, if you do not fall within the categories of exclusion (Article 4 of the regulations) and exemption (Article 5 of the regulations) and purchase the Access Fee at physical points of access, the amount will be €10.00.

For example  if the access day to Venice's historic center is Sunday, by making the reservation up to and including the previous Wednesday, you pay €5.00 per person; if, instead, the reservation is made from the third day before, from Thursday onwards, the amount to pay will be €10.00 per person.

No, as this exclusion from payment of the Contribution only applies to members of the family units of individuals who have paid the IMU in the same municipality and who are considered equivalent to residents, therefore, only to natural persons.

For all those who are not subject to the conditions of exclusion and exemption, for the year 2025, the early booking incentive was introduced which provides for a payment of €5.00 only for those who pay the Access Fee within the last quarter day (inclusive) prior to the day of access. Otherwise, for those who pay the Access Fee within three days of the access date, the amount is €10.00.


 

Yes. For the year 2025, the incentive to advance booking has been introduced which provides a payment of €5.00 only for those who pay the Access Fee within the quarter of the last day (inclusive) before the day of access. Otherwise, for those paying the Access Fee within three days of the access date, the amount is €10.00.

In 2025, the early booking incentive was introduced which provides for a payment of €5.00 only for those who pay the Access Fee within the last quarter day (inclusive) prior to the day of access. Otherwise, for those who pay the Access Feewithin three days of the access date, the amount is €10.00.

No, in the current regulation there is no exemption for those arriving in Venice by bus subject to the ZTL fee.

No, Venezia Unica card holders are not exempt from booking and/or paying the Access Fee if they do not meet the conditions of exclusion (art. 4) or exemption (art. 5).

Yes, for the days of enforcement scheduled in 2025, if one doesn't meet the conditions of exclusion (art. 4 of the regulation) and exemption (art. 5 of the regulations). In any case if the celebration concerns a resident, he or she, or a resident family member, may invite and acknowledge the exemption.

Yes, for the days of enforcement scheduled in 2025, individuals who are married, civil partner, cohabitant or from first- to third-removed relatives or kins of a resident in the mainland of the Municipality of Venice must pay the entry fee to the Old City, if they are not among the individuals meeting the  conditions of exclusion (art. 4) and exemption (art. 5).

The Access Fee must be paid by anyone entering the Historic City, subject to the following exemptions.

In 2025, the early booking incentive was introduced, which provides for the payment of €5.00 only for those who pay the Access Fee within the fourth-to-last day (inclusive) before the day of access. For those who pay the Access Fee in the 3 days prior to the day of access, the amount is €10.00.

Yes, for the days of enforcement scheduled in 2025, if one doesn't meet the conditions of exclusion (art. 4) and exemption (art. 5) and is not a spouse, civil partner, cohabitant, from first- to third-removed relative or kin up must pay the access fee. The exemption could in any case be acquired through a relative of the deceased who resides in Old City and proceeds to pass on the exemption.