A volcanic eruption destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD, but an avalanche of tourists has caused officials to restrict daily visits to no more than 20,000.

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.

The Pompeii archaeological park plans to limit the number of visitors to 20,000 a day and introduce personalized tickets in a bid to cope with over-tourism and protect the world heritage site.

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,

The Pompeii archaeological park plans to also introduce personalised tickets in a bid to protect the world heritage site, officials have said. View on euronews