Florence is famous for its stunning buildings, romantic restaurants, shopping and history. It is also known for being very busy in the summer months. Now new measures have been put in place to crack down on this overtourism. Mayor Sara Funaro approved a 10-point plan that, among other things, would ban key boxes on buildings in Florence’s historic center as well as the use there of loudspeakers by tour guides.

The keyboxes — small boxes with a digital pad that are used by owners of short-term rental apartments to easily leave keys for visitors — have become something of the symbol of local Florentine anger at tourists, whose numbers have rebounded after COVID-19.