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Up to EUR 2,500 fine for wearing flip-flops at Cinque Terre, Italy
Cinque Terre, Italy (TAN): Tourists at Cinque Terre in the Italian Riviera wearing inappropriate footwear could face fines up to EUR 2,500 this year because the authorities are tired of rescuing people from the precarious hiking trails wearing flip-flops despite signage advising tourists otherwise.
“The problem is that people come here thinking they are at the seaside, but the paths above the villages are like mountain trails,” Patrizio Scarpellini, the head of the Cinque Terre national park, told Italian media.
According to a report in The Local Italy, the authorities will distribute leaflets and put up posters advising people against wearing flip-flops, pumps or other flat-soled shoes on the trails at Cinque Terre. Officials will also be checking visitors’ footwear before they start slapping fines. Continue reading Up to EUR 2,500 fine for wearing flip-flops at Cinque Terre, Italy