Rome is the most popular tourist destination in Italy, with tourists arriving annually to admire sights such as Around 27 million visitors visit Rome every year, visiting the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Pantheon, churches and the city's romantic streets.
It is forbidden in Rome:
- bathing in the fountains, climbing and lying on the fountains, drinking from the fountains, throwing anything into the fountains
- walking around the city in a swimsuit, being half undressed
- eating and drinking near cultural monuments
- going down the steps of monuments with luggage or prams
- touching the taps of public drinking fountains with your lips
- sitting on the Spanish Steps
Commenting on the new rules, Mayor Virginia Raggi said: "Rome is and always will be a warm city, tourists have always been and are welcome here, but that does not mean we have to tolerate bad behaviour and damage to our city."
And indeed: if you break the ban, you can be fined up to €400.
Anyone who violates the ordinance in a serious way will be banned from the city. Enforcement of the rules is fairly strictly enforced by the Rome municipal police.
So be careful, and rather than a fine, pay for a pleasant experience in Rome.
