{"id":10442,"date":"2026-07-09T11:35:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/italian-resort-varenna-imposes-fines-for-public-indecency\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:35:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:35:31","slug":"italian-resort-varenna-imposes-fines-for-public-indecency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/italian-resort-varenna-imposes-fines-for-public-indecency\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Resort Varenna Imposes Fines for Public Indecency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Italian town of Varenna has introduced strict new regulations, including fines of up to 200 euros for walking shirtless or in swimwear outside of designated beach and boat areas.<\/p>\n<h4>New Clothing and Behavior Regulations<\/h4>\n<p>Tourists violating the new dress code face fines ranging from 50 to 200 euros. Chests must remain covered, and swimwear is restricted exclusively to beaches and boats touring Lake Como.<\/p>\n<p>Local residents emphasize the need for basic decorum when entering shops, restaurants, churches, or public squares, arguing that mass tourism should not override local quality of life.<\/p>\n<h4>Restrictions on Tour Groups<\/h4>\n<p>Varenna authorities have capped organized tour groups at 25 participants to prevent overcrowding in the town\u2019s narrow, cobblestone streets. Additionally, guides are now prohibited from using loudspeakers.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Mauro Manzoni stated that while Varenna proudly welcomes hundreds of thousands of annual visitors, the residents&#8217; quality of life cannot be sacrificed for the sake of mass tourism.<\/p>\n<h4>Broader Tourism Trends in Italy<\/h4>\n<p>Other Italian regions are implementing similar measures to combat overtourism. Sardinia has restricted access to Punta Molentis beach to 150 daily visitors, enforcing entry fees and banning umbrellas, with exceptions for families and seniors.<\/p>\n<p>Major cities like Venice and Rome have also introduced new fees and restrictions to manage traffic and curb the negative impacts of peak-season tourism.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Italian town of Varenna has introduced strict new regulations, including fines of up to 200 euros for walking shirtless or in swimwear outside of designated beach and boat areas. New Clothing and Behavior Regulations Tourists violating the new dress code face fines ranging from 50 to 200 euros. Chests must remain covered, and swimwear [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10442\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}