In the coastal city of Sorrento in Italy, they are introducing a dress code that everyone must follow. The city wants the tourists to follow “the local customs” and they want to do away with what they describe as “inappropriate and decent behavior”.
Thus, one can only wear a bikini and have a bare stomach on the beach – but nowhere else in the city.
To Danish TV 2 says Massimo Coppola, the mayor of Sorrento, that he is afraid that someone will be scared away from the city if people scatter around the city in a bikini.
– Gets quite scorched
Bot på 500 euro
– This applies to both Italian citizens and tourists. It can damage the city’s reputation and scare away someone who would otherwise have wanted to come here, the mayor says to TV 2.
Coppola has therefore signed a law banning both guests and locals from wearing swimwear elsewhere than on the beach.
If you break the law, which came into force on 5 July, you may end up having to pay a fine of 500 euros, or 5000 Norwegian kroner.
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– Do not be afraid of the body
Earlier this summer, several restaurants in Mallorca introduced a dress code. They were tired of indifferent tourists walking directly from the beach into their restaurant, wearing a bikini, football shirt or bare belly, according to The Guardian.
Other Italian cities have also introduced similar measures, including Venice. In the past, however, dress codes have not been as normal in the coastal cities of Italy.
– Complete chaos
The mayor nevertheless emphasizes that it is not a matter of the Italians being stuffy, but that it is not normal for the locals to trudge around without a T-shirt or in swimwear.
– It’s not about Italians being afraid of the body. It is about conforming to local customs, says the mayor to TV 2.
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