The New York Times reported how Romes police officersas of this weekare now patrolling the Spanish Steps blowing their whistles at people sitting down. The Spanish Steps in Rome are no longer a place for sitting.
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Citizens of Rome took to social media to accuse the city of having the wrong priorities.
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The Eternal City has been dealing with the damage. The ordinance that bans sitting eating and drinking also applies to the Trevi Fountain and other popular city sites. The Spanish Steps arent the only Roman location with new rules.
Tourists face 250 fines for sitting on Spanish Steps in Rome. If visitors are looking for somewhere to relax or picnic. The 15 million initiative was funded by the jewelers Bulgari in celebration of their 130th anniversary.
Sitting on the Spanish Steps was banned after the area underwent a major cleaning and restoration project in 2016. Remo Casilli Reuters ROME - You can walk up and down Romes famed Spanish Steps all you want but dont try sitting down to take in the moment any more because police will shoo you away with a whistle and. Police have started implementing a law that came into effect a month ago telling.
ROME Maiken Offerdal of Norway and her teenage sons were just sitting down on Romes famed Spanish Steps on Wednesday when. After years of planning Rome has finally implemented rules prohibiting people from sitting on major attractions like the Spanish Steps. Officials in the Italian capital had previously barred visitors from eating and drinking on the marble staircase but have now expanded the rule to include s.
The city of Rome has banned tourists from sitting on its famous Spanish Steps and violators can face a fine of up to 280 according to a new report. In fact just sitting there is the problem. General view of the Romes Spanish Steps after the citys municipality banned sitting down on the famed stairs Rome Italy August 8 2019.
One of the unmissable places to visit in Rome if its your first trip the Spanish Steps are often mistaken for benches to sit relax eat drink and enjoy the view of the square at the bottom. Officials have announced fines for sitting or lying down on the landmark staircase. An important historical landmark in Rome city center I welcomed the recent decision of the local municipality to ban sitting on the stairs as good news so we can all finally see this impressive stairwell in all its.
Vistors to Romes famous Spanish Steps looking to take a load off will need to keep on walking. Police began patrolling the 136 steps on. Ad Book your Hotel near the Spanish Steps in Rome.
I was just sitting here doing nothing wont get you out of trouble if a police officer blows their whistle at you on Romes Spanish Steps. Ad Book your Hotel near the Spanish Steps in Rome. Police patrol 18th-century marble steps blowing whistles at visitors sitting down.
The Spanish Steps Sitting Ban The ban came into effect in August 2019.
