The ticket, which amused critics who have long likened the city to ' Renaissance Disneyland ,' would cover the wear and tear caused by the 400,000 visitors who double Florence's population each day during the tourist season. See article . To add your thoughts to the discussion, email us.
Tourists are a class of consumers.
Even the air and water that you're consuming would need to be paid. Even if all the money were to go to the churches, it would not be right. Here in San Antonio, we have several historic mission churches, which are maintained, at least the physical plants, by the National Park Service. Some are still used for worship, but we don't have to pay to get in. Sadly, several pieces of religious art were stolen from them last year.