{"id":6147,"date":"2023-05-03T09:59:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T13:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/?p=6147"},"modified":"2023-05-03T10:18:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T14:18:31","slug":"this-italian-hotspot-will-fine-tourists-for-lingering-where-you-cant-take-a-selfie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/03\/this-italian-hotspot-will-fine-tourists-for-lingering-where-you-cant-take-a-selfie\/","title":{"rendered":"This Italian Hotspot Will Fine Tourists For Lingering \u2014 Where You Can\u2019t Take A Selfie"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jim Fulcher for Travel Awaits – <\/em><\/strong>Portofino, Italy, has been exceedingly popular for decades. In recent years, however, the seaside village has become so crowded during the busy tourist season that its mayor calls the situation \u201canarchic chaos.\u201d<\/p>

The problem is that the streets are narrow, and when throngs of tourists stop to take pictures and selfies, the resulting bottleneck creates \u201cproblems of fluidity of pedestrian and vehicular circulation,\u201d said Matteo Viacava, the mayor of Portofino, according to Corriere Della Sera<\/em><\/a>, or \u201cEvening Courier,\u201d a newspaper in Milan, Italy.ADVERTISING<\/p>

The traffic jams and blocked streets, in turn, present \u201cserious obstacles and potential danger deriving from the excessive density of people,\u201d Viacava continued.<\/p>

Now, to address the situation, Portofino has designated two popular areas as \u201cred zones\u201d or \u201cno-waiting\u201d zones where tourists are prohibited from stopping and lingering. The fine for stopping in those areas can range from 68\u2013275 euros (about $75\u2013$300).<\/p>

\u201cThe objective is not to make the place more exclusive but to allow everyone to enjoy our beauty,\u201d Mayor Viacava said,\u00a0according to\u00a0The Independent<\/em><\/a>. \u201cWe want to avoid dangerous situations caused by overcrowding.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>

The rule, which went into effect over Easter weekend, will be in place until October 15.<\/p>

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Portofino, Italy, has been exceedingly popular for decades. In recent years, however, the seaside village has become so crowded during the busy tourist season that its mayor calls the situation \u201canarchic chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1308,1309,1310],"class_list":{"0":"post-6147","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-italian-hotspots","9":"tag-no-lingering","10":"tag-tourists-italy"},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t