Tourists fined for cycling bare-chested in Venice
Two British tourists were fined a total of 350 euros for cycling bare-chested around Venice Friday.
The incident happened in the busy square outside the church of San Simeon Piccolo.
The two young men were fined extra because they refused to produce ID. They slapped the pair with a €250 fine each for going shirtless plus a €100 penalty for bringing bikes into the city centre. One of the men also faces a charge of illegally carrying a weapon.
Venice recently stiffened its penalties for bad behaviour in tourist thoroughfares, including a ban on bare chests or swimsuits anywhere in the Venetian lagoon, even aboard private boats or vehicles.
Via The Local / Venezia Today
