Tourists fined for breaking into Colosseum for a beer ‘with a view’ | Abroad

The two Americans, aged 24 and 25, climbed the walls of the famous Roman amphitheater on Monday morning. They were spotted by a passerby around 5:30 a.m., who immediately called the police.

It’s unclear how they entered the memorial, which closes to the public at 4:30 PM. The two confessed to the facts and were fined 800 euros, the police confirm.

Damaging the 2000-year-old theater is strictly prohibited. Anyone who does so can be punished with a prison term of up to one year and a fine of approximately 2 thousand euros. But not every tourist is deterred by this.

In September last year, a 32-year-old man from Ireland was caught carving his initials into a pillar on the first floor. A 14-year-old German girl did the same a month later.

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