THE Italian coast guard is cracking down on a practice not unheard of on cruise ships, often at the frustration of other pax. Authorities from the coasts of Tuscany to Sardinia are issuing fines of up to €200 for anyone trying to reserve a spot on the country’s public beaches....
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THE Italian coast guard is
cracking down on a practice not
unheard of on cruise ships, often
at the frustration of other pax.
Authorities from the coasts of
Tuscany to Sardinia are issuing
fines of up to €200 for anyone
trying to reserve a spot on the
country’s public beaches.
The move is targeting
holidaymakers who are
reportedly leaving their gear out
overnight and swindlers setting
up chairs and umbrellas on
public beaches and renting them
to tourists, The Guardian reports.
The city of Cecina, in Tuscany,
has made it a crime to leave
any unattended equipment on
the beach before it is opened to
swimmers at 8:30am.
Meanwhile in Tortoreto, in
the Abruzzo region and on the
beach of Roseto Capo Spulico in
Calabria, there are reports beach
paraphernalia are being seized
by officials.
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