ポンペイ、１日の観光客数を２万人に制限 オーバーツーリズム対策

【ポンペイＡＦＰ＝時事】世界的に有名なイタリアのポンペイ考古学公園は１５日、１日の入場者数を２万人に制限する方針を発表した。同国の観光地は、さまざまなオーバーツーリズム対策に取り組んでいる。（写真はポンペイの遺跡にある、修復され公開されたＣｒｉｐｔｏｐｏｒｔｉｃｕｓ Ｄｏｍｕｓのフレスコ画）
　国連教育科学文化機関（ユネスコ）の世界遺産に登録されているポンペイの古代都市遺跡では、「実験的な」試みとして、名前入りのチケットの購入制度が取り入れられ、夏季は入場時間が午前と午後に分けられる。
　ポンペイ考古学公園のガブリエル・ツフトリーゲル事務局長は同計画を発表する際、この措置は混雑した状況に対処し、より「持続可能な」成長を促進するためのものだと説明。
　「目的は、ポンペイを閉鎖するのではなく、拡大し、人の流入管理を効率化することにある」と話した。
　昨年のポンペイの観光客は４００万人を超え、大多数は夏季に集中していた。主催者は、今年はさらに多いとみている。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2024/11/19-19:03）

The world-famous Pompeii archaeological park introduced a daily limit of 20,000 visitors on Friday, the latest Italian tourist site to take action against overcrowding.
The experimental scheme will see visitors to the UNESCO World Heritage Site required to buy named tickets which, in the summer, will be divided into morning and afternoon slots.
Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the director of Pompeii, told AFP the measure was designed to better manage crowd numbers, leading to a more sustainable growth.
The idea is not to close Pompeii but to expand Pompeii and better manage the flow, he said at the launch of the scheme at the historic site near Naples in southern Italy.
Last year more than four million people visited Pompeii, an ancient Roman city buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago.
This year is expected to beat this.
Some 3.84 million people visited between January and October -- including a peak of more than 36,000 on one Sunday when entry was free.
Zuchtriegel said the numbers caused concerns about visitor and staff safety and about the protection of the unique site, where many of the buildings -- and even some bodies of the estimated 3,000 victims -- were perfectly preserved after the eruption.
We want to guarantee all visitors a high-quality experience. It must never be mass tourism, he said.
Limiting ticket numbers during peak season may seem bad for Pompeii's budget but Zuchtriegel said the plan was to have no negative consequences on takings.
The park hopes to tempt visitors to other sites nearby, with the idea that if only an afternoon ticket is available for Pompeii, a tourist might decide to spend the morning elsewhere.
Zuchtriegel said efforts were also underway to open alleyways and streets in Pompeii that are currently closed, which would provide more space for visitors and allow organisers to raise the 20,000 daily limit.
It is not a measure against growth. We are focusing on sustainable growth, lasting over time, he insisted.
Between April 1 and October 31, a maximum of 15,000 visitors will be allowed in from 9:00am to 12:00pm, and 5,000 from 12:00pm to 5:30pm.
Many Italian tourist hubs have taken steps to tackle overcrowding, from Venice -- which introduced a five-euro ($5.3) entry fee for day trippers during peak periods -- to the Cinque Terre, where walking the celebrated Via dell'Amore or Path of Love requires a ticket.