Two American tourists were fined after breaking into the Colosseum, allegedly to experience the fun of drinking beer in the ancient Roman amphitheater.
The couple, aged 24 and 25, climbed to the second floor of the monument in the early hours of Monday morning. At about 5:30 in the morning, a passerby found that they were drinking and chatting and notified the police. It is unclear how they entered the monument, which was closed to the public at 4:30 pm.
According to Italian media reports, the intruders told the police that they were “just drinking beer”, but the police fined them 800 Euros (670 pounds) for illegally entering the archaeological site. No damage was caused.
A considerable number of tourists in Italy perform poorly, and the Colosseum is usually the target of those who want to leave their mark. The destruction of this 2000-year-old building is strictly forbidden, and the signs around the monument reinforce this directive, punishable by up to one year’s imprisonment and a fine of approximately 2,000 euros. But not every tourist will notice.
In September last year, a 32-year-old man from Ireland was found using a metal tip to carve his initials on a pillar on the first floor, and a month later, a 14-year-old German girl was doing the same. Things.
Such violations were more frequent before the coronavirus pandemic, when ColosseumCompleted in 80 AD under the leadership of Emperor Titus, it will welcome approximately 6 million tourists every year.
Venice has a similar problem, and the police in Lagoon City reopened the crackdown. About rude behavior As tourists return with the lifting of coronavirus restrictions. In June, a French tourist was fined 150 euros for paddling the Grand Canal on his stand-up paddle board, and two German women were fined 250 euros for sunbathing in a bikini in St. Star Church.
