Plan to cap number of Pompeii visitors at 20,000 a day to stop overtourism - Italian site sees record numbers and managers are looking to better handle the flow of tourists

The move follows other European tourist hotspots, including cities like Barcelona and Venice, which have taken steps to tackle overtourism.

Nearly 4 million people visited the ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii in 2023, a third more than the previous year.

The ancient Roman archaeological park of Pompeii in southern Italy said on Friday it would cap daily visitor numbers at 20,000 as a response to its surging popularity. The change, effective from Nov.

The Pompeii archaeological park plans to limit the number of visitors to 20,000 a day and introduce personalized tickets in a bid to cope with over-tourism and protect the world heritage site.

Another Italian tourist site has decided to regulate its hefty traffic - this time the buried city of Pompeii, which is introducing a visitor limit of 20,000. The move follows one by the city of Venice,