{"id":186373,"date":"2023-08-26T22:41:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T22:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=186373"},"modified":"2023-08-26T22:41:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T22:41:53","slug":"i-live-in-italy-the-five-ways-tourists-could-get-arrested-on-holiday-including-fancy-dress-and-taking-pictures-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/travel\/i-live-in-italy-the-five-ways-tourists-could-get-arrested-on-holiday-including-fancy-dress-and-taking-pictures-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I live in Italy – the five ways tourists could get arrested on holiday including fancy dress and taking pictures | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
HOLIDAY-MAKERS heading to Italy have been warned they could get arrested for wearing fancy dress and taking pictures.<\/p>\n
Crimes also include jumping on fountains and sitting on monuments such as capital Rome's Spanish Steps, it has been revealed.<\/p>\n
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A TikToker warned anyone eyeing up a trip to Italy needs to be wary of being tripped up by common holiday activities as they could land them in hot water.<\/p>\n
Social media user @testacinna set out the five surprise risks of a fine when in Rome in a 33-second clip attracting almost 60,000 "likes".<\/p>\n
The first she listed was dressing up as a gladiator and taking photos, due to a law she says is meant "to protect tourists from street scams".<\/p>\n
People are banned from wearing beachwear in the city centre and also from drinking out of a glass in the streets after 10pm in summer.<\/p>\n
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A new law introduced in 2018 makes it a further crime to sit on the Spanish Steps in the heart of the capital.<\/p>\n
She said: "There are always police guarding the Spanish Steps – it's forbidden to sit on this famous monument."<\/p>\n
And she warned: "Rome's fountains may look inviting in the hot weather but if you jump in them, you'll get arrested."<\/p>\n
Her post has provoked almost 400 comments, with many insisting they had previously sat on the Spanish Steps with no penalty.<\/p>\n
<\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n But the TikToker insisted cops were now cracking down harder.<\/p>\n She said: "They are a lot more strict these days.<\/p>\n "These days there really is zero tolerance."<\/p>\n Responses to the clip included "Rome has some of the dumbest laws" and "But they don't arrest pickpockets".<\/p>\n But another said: "Some ill-behaved tourists should stay home."<\/p>\n An American woman was fined \u00a3430 last summer for throwing an e-scooter down the Spanish Steps causing \u00a320,000-worth of damage.<\/p>\n In recent years the monument has been given a \u00a31.2million restoration paid for by the high-end jewellery firm Bvlgari.<\/p>\n Travel experts last week warned about the top ten European hotspots to avoid for fear of scams, with Italy ranking third on the list behind France and second-placed Spain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Seaside chiefs in Spain have told boozy Brits this summer they face four-figure fines if trying to sleep off hangovers on the beach.<\/p>\n There have also been threats of financial penalties for driving topless and for listening to music.<\/p>\nRevamped Haven holiday park with adventure village, food stalls & Nerf play zone<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n
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