{"id":93576,"date":"2023-07-08T07:59:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T07:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/?p=93576"},"modified":"2023-07-08T07:59:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T07:59:03","slug":"brits-face-430-fines-for-breaching-italian-beach-etiquette-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/travel\/brits-face-430-fines-for-breaching-italian-beach-etiquette-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Brits face \u00a3430 fines for breaching Italian beach etiquette rules"},"content":{"rendered":"
British tourists are facing heavy fines for breaching a list of Italian beach etiquette rules, which include eating an ice cream or a sandwich.<\/p>\n
Residents and tourists in Sant’Antioco, a town on an island of the same name in southern Sardinia, were shocked by the catalogue of 23 activities that are prohibited on the beach.<\/p>\n
The list includes taking part in sports, using stones to stabilise a sunshade and consuming any type of food.<\/p>\n
The regulations, set in place by Ignazio Locci, mayor of Sant’Antioco, state the maximum charge for eating is \u00a3430.<\/p>\n
Residents and media in the town, which is a popular destination for foreign holidaymakers and Italians, have criticised the restrictions.<\/p>\n
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Residents and tourists in Sant’Antioco, a town on an island of the same name in southern Sardinia, were shocked by the catalogue of 23 activities that are now prohibited on the beach<\/p>\n
An unnamed male resident of Sant’Antioco told local media: ‘This means we are prevented from eating anything even if we spend the whole day on the beach? My kids and I can’t buy some ice cream and eat it under our sunshade?’<\/p>\n
A mother from the town said: ‘This means I can’t provide my girl with a snack when she joins the town’s holiday camp for kids? That’s a bit weird.’<\/p>\n
But Locci said: ‘If it can help in making people stick to the rules then yes, I am absolutely against the fact that you eat anything on the beach.<\/p>\n
‘We continue to see lunches by the sea with banquets featuring huge watermelons, lasagne and sliced bread.’<\/p>\n
He added: ‘I acknowledge that the ban may appear exaggerated. But in just appealing to common sense, our eyes have often been closed on too many fronts.’<\/p>\n
The new beach bylaw makes ‘having a picnic’ a punishable offence.\u00a0But the ruling also warns those who just have a snack or an ice cream without leaving any waste would be asked to pay up too.<\/p>\n
The new rules also state it is forbidden to set up tents or gather umbrellas.\u00a0<\/p>\n