An Italian tourist visiting Caffè Florian in Venice’s St Mark’s Square was charged a €7 supplement for live background music. Simona Pera said she expected the famous café to be expensive, but was amused by the separate charge, which brought her bill to €72 and highlighted the additional costs tourists can face in heavily visited destinations.

The receipt included €16 for two croissants, €34 for two Aperol Spritzes and the €7 music fee, covering a three-member orchestra playing at the café. The incident comes amid wider concerns about overtourism in Venice, which receives roughly 20–30 million visitors annually, including about 21 million day-trippers; the city has introduced tourist taxes and day-visitor entry fees to help manage the pressure.