Last year, more than four million people visited Pompeii.
In Italy, the number of visitors to Pompeii will be limited starting next week, says the Pompeii Archaeological Park in a press release.
From mid-November, the number of tourists will be limited to 20,000 daily visitors.
the leader of Pompeii by Gabriel Zuchtriegel according to which limiting the number of visitors is necessary for the protection and safety of the park.
The popularity of the city of Pompeii, once part of the Roman Empire, has grown greatly. In total, more than four million people visited the area’s archaeological park last year.
Efforts have been made to limit the number of tourists in Italy recently. Earlier this year, for example, Venice started charging tourists an entrance fee.
Sources: AP, Reuters