Tourists face €250 fines for sitting on Spanish Steps in Rome
From The Guardian: by Angela Giuffrida
The authorities in Rome have been accused of applying “fascist-style” measures after police began patrolling the 18th-century marble steps on Tuesday, blowing whistles at those sitting down. You now face a €250 fine for sitting and up to €400 for dirtying or damaging the steps.
“We agree that people shouldn’t ‘camp out’ and eat on the steps of monuments, as rubbish gets left behind,” said Tommaso Tanzilli, “But criminalizing people for sitting down, especially if they are elderly, is a little exaggerated.”
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