Authorities at Pompeii in southern Italy are introducing a daily limit of 20,000 visitors as part of efforts to protect the ancient site. The measure, which will come into force from November 15, will see the introduction of personalized tickets bearing ...

Pompeii is implementing limitations to prevent damage caused by overtourism after a record-breaking summer for visitor numbers.

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.

Italy's famous Pompeii archaeological park said it would limit visitor numbers to 20,000 a day from Friday, November 15th, in a bid to cut crowds and protect the site’s fragile infrastructure.

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,

Italian authorities will start limiting the number of daily visitors allowed to tour the ancient site of Pompeii. CNN’s Barbie Latza Nadeau explains why.