Italy is Heavily Cracking Down on its Tourists, Here's Why | Firstpost America

I am italian, i live in Rome, it is absolutely not true that tourist can't take selfies or wear beach slippers! no one can sit on the stairs of Piazza di Spagna because they are very ancient and are wearing out...tourists are always welcome, hospitality has always been a characteristic of the italian people, and then we are so used to it that Rome would seem empty without you! sorry for my Google translator english

What the residents are asking for is respect. Tourists come into a country and are very rude, they litter, they are loud and just don’t respect anything.

I'm a traveler. I've visited Italy twice, and I fully support Italy defining their boundaries.

Tourists are always welcome ... but respect and appreciate monuments, history, art and environment ❤️🇮🇹

It’s already too late. My recent trip to Italy was a nightmare. No crowd management, tourists packed into historic buildings almost to the point of panic! I doubt I will ever visit a large city in Italy again.

Gooood for Italy!! Is about time a country does not sacrifice their well being for money…all countries should learn from them!!

Good for Italy!!! Each country has the right to keep order and respect for their country. Selfies are very annoying!👍

Bravo Italy. Preserve our civilization, we will help

I consider myself a traveler vs a tourist. I truly appreciate the culture, history, and heritage of every place I visit, but I don't blame Italy, Greece, Spain etc. Tourists are destroying these places, and I'd rather see them preserved even if it also means restrictions for me. People from other countries don't respect the rules and customs of the places they visit, refuse to learn any of the languages, and they'll go to places with some of the best cuisines and order chicken strips... carving names into the ancient architecture... it's terrible.

I am Italian, and although I do not agree with some government decisions (for example, the entrance fee to Venice), I admit that some measures need to be taken to prevent our millennia-old art cities from becoming amusement parks. Unfortunately, without any regulation, we risk being overwhelmed by tourists. The message is not to deny access or to snub tourism—anyone who has visited this country knows very well that (almost always) tourists are received with happiness and smiles—but the sheer number of people arriving each year is impressive, and this situation needs to be managed. Greetings from Italy.

Guest or self centered annoyance. Countries have a right to decide which they wish to welcome and travelers have a responsibility to realize the world is not their theme park.

Bravo Italia, Bravo! The local people should be protected of course But who is really to blame..? The local administration, that’s who. They welcomed massive tourism to boost the economy and in turn have shot themselves in the foot by over demand. Naturally, the local people have the right to live without so many tourists and uncivil behaviour. However, if the local administration had not handed out so many licenses for airBnB and controled the influx of tourists at peak time, we would not be having this problem today in Spain and France as well.

I agree; some tourists don't know how to respect other country's laws

I do not blame them! Tourist have ruined everything.

Don’t blame them, Italy is very popular and can’t imagine the impact of high volume of tourists on their landscape

The selfies are so annoying.

Same in Japan, Kyoto is currently being overrun by self-entitled unruly tourists.

Many think that tourism is the main source of livelihood of the Italian economy, but it occupies a small percentage. The Italian economy is based on industry and exports, it is the second manufacturing and industrial country in Europe after Germany and the seventh in the world

I've only been to Italy once, about 25 years ago. So glad I went when I did. No smart phones and obnoxious selfies. Tourists were generally pretty respectful.

We are missing etiquette and class, elegance. I remember those days from parents wnd grandparents.