{"id":5610,"date":"2023-01-31T05:40:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T10:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/?p=5610"},"modified":"2023-01-31T05:40:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T10:40:49","slug":"american-tourist-fined-500-for-driving-across-famed-italian-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/31\/american-tourist-fined-500-for-driving-across-famed-italian-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"American Tourist Fined $500 For Driving Across Famed Italian Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/960x0-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/960x0-2.jpg 959w, https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/960x0-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/960x0-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/960x0-2-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/960x0-2-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/960x0-2-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/960x0-2-135x90.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><figcaption><sup>The Ponte Vecchio, or Old Bridge, is a medieval stone arched bridge over Arno river in Florence,\u00a0&#8230; [+]<br><small>GETTY<\/small><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/rebeccahughes\/\">Rebecca Ann Hughes<\/a> Contributor to Forbes &#8211;  A US tourist has received a hefty fine after trying to drive across one of Italy\u2019s most famous bridges.<\/p><p>The Californian man attempted to cross Florence\u2019s Ponte Vecchio in a rental car.<\/p><p>The Ponte Vecchio, an ancient bridge spanning the Arno River, is pedestrianized.<\/p><p>Driving across it is strictly forbidden and can land you a fine of over $500.<\/p><p>The 34-year-old American, who has not been named, was fined \u20ac500 ($543) for his error.<\/p><p>According to a statement from the City of Florence, the man attempted to cross the bridge in a rented Fiat Panda car. He was also caught driving without an international driver\u2019s license.<\/p><p>The tourist told police he was trying to find a parking space and wasn\u2019t aware he had driven onto the historic bridge, the statement said.<\/p><p>The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval bridge and one of the most important attractions in Florence.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/rebeccahughes\/2023\/01\/29\/american-tourist-fined-500-for-driving-across-famed-italian-bridge\/?sh=319acb282ee5\">Read more here <\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rebecca Ann Hughes Contributor to Forbes &#8211; A US tourist has received a hefty fine after trying to drive across one of Italy\u2019s most famous bridges. The Californian man attempted&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1119,1120,1121],"class_list":{"0":"post-5610","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-american-tourist-fined","9":"tag-driving-across","10":"tag-italian-bridge"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/960x0-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5610"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5612,"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5610\/revisions\/5612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}