Sorrento in Italy has banned bikinis, and tourists could face a £425 fine if they break the rules.
Tourists are being advised that if they are booking a holiday to Italy, they should pack extra cover ups as the new rules in the town come into force. It isn't just bikinis that have been banned either — those who are caught walking around topless could also face a fine.
As the Mirror reports, there are exemptions as to when you can wear a bikini without being fined. You're not going to get fined if you're sitting poolside or hanging out at a beach club. That's because the new measures apply when people are out and about, whether walking around the shops or heading to a restaurant.
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This comes as Sorrento’s mayor, Massimo Coppola, claimed that locals feel ‘discomfort and unease’ when they see people dressed down around the streets.
He added that those walking around in bikinis or topless were "seen by the majority of people as contrary to decorum and to the decency that characterises civilised cohabitation”.
Sorrento isn't the only holiday hotspot that has tightened rules for tourists. In Barcelona and Majorca, people can only wear bikinis on the beach, with fines of up to £260 in Barcelona, and up to £500 in Majorca for those who don't abide by the regulations. Like Sorrento, this also applies to men walking around topless.
11 restaurants associated with the Palma Beach brand in Majorca agreed to impose a new dress code which all tourists will have to follow — or they will be refused access. Holidaymakers heading to popular party resorts on the island are also being warned they won't be allowed in if wearing football shirts or glow-in-the-dark hats, in a crackdown against "drunken tourism”.
The clothing banned includes tank tops without straps, swimming trunks, swimsuits, any accessories purchased from street vendors, such as gold chains or glow-in-the-dark hats, and football strips.
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