«This city has a huge number of ridiculous bans that you may not even know about,» said a tourist from Argentina in her TikTok video about Venice. 29-year-old Barbie works as a flight attendant at La Azafata, has almost 3 million followers on the social network, and regularly tells them travel hacks. In her next video, the Venetian fines invented for tourists «got» too.
Note: Previously, DIP wrote about a big scandal in Venice, which involved two not very smart tourists. Read details in the article «In Venice, two tourists swam on electric surfboards on the Grand Canal.» And this incident is precisely related to fines…
“Did you know that in Venice you can be fined for this… It is forbidden to dive and swim in the canals. The fine is 350 euros. It is forbidden to sit on the floor, stairs, monuments, or the side of canals. You can only sit on the benches. Fine from 100 to 200 euros. It is forbidden to throw garbage on the floor. The fine is 350 euros. It is forbidden to feed seagulls or pigeons. Fine from 25 to 500 euros. Cycling and roller skating are prohibited. A fine of 100 euros,» the blogger listed.
As a result, the video received more than 7.4 million views, about 565 thousand likes, and many comments. For the most part, the Venetian prohibitions were harshly mocked. «Everything is forbidden. That’s it, I don’t want to go there anymore,» writes one tourist. «Looking at the sky is 100 euros,» wrote another.
By the way, despite the fines, everyone still feeds the pigeons in St. Mark’s Square, because if a pigeon climbs into the wind just for a person, then it is considered a good sign for money. But the ban on sitting on the stairs generally shocks everyone…
However, there were comments in support: «Everything is correct. This means that the city authorities respect him and take care of his safety,» commented one of the users. We would like to remind you that not only in Venice, tourists risk paying seriously for ordinary actions — many Italian cities impose fines on tourists. Read more about their «punitive measures» at the link.