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Rome bans sleeping and singing on street
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by Paul Conneally | July 16, 2008 at 07:13 am
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Many young travellers have enjoyed eating and sleeping on the streets of Rome but that is all now going to stop - and please don't sing! Doing any of these things will now bring a hefty fine as Rome brings in laws to clean up its streets and piazzas.
The Italian capital has become the latest city - following on from Venice, Florence and Verona - to bring in public behaviour laws in a bid to keep streets tidy.
Under the new city council ordinances sleeping outdoors, bivouacking in a public space and eating and drinking, as well as singing have all been banned.
However accordion and violin players who serenade diners at Rome's many open air restaurants are exempt - providing they have a licence - while anyone who breaches the new laws will be hit with a fine of up to 300 euro (£240) fine.
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at 08:20 on July 16th, 2008
Sounds interesting. Wonder how that would affect travelers who are backpacking across Europe.
at 08:47 on July 16th, 2008
i'm not sure - maybe they'll get a nice warm cell for the night...
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Yeeeeeehaat 11:15 on July 16th, 2008
This photo was shot on my way to the Coliseum. Unfortunately the icon on this site cuts off the person at the bottom of the large wall.
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at 12:14 on July 16th, 2008
LotusFlower, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 12:29 on July 16th, 2008
LotusFlower, I like this story. It's good stuff.
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e q u a n i m i t yat 13:52 on July 16th, 2008
This was taken on a freezing winter night in Rome. I'm still amazed by this image.
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Korso87at 15:28 on July 16th, 2008
Wow, this seems to be really interesting to me:D I love to share pics, especially if it could be useful to people who want to explore coutry through those shots. I hope to post more stuff soon. My picture takes up a very interesting living sculpture that lives in the streets of Rome, to be honest there are some other, but he is the more interesting and convincing I've ever met. Thanks for the request to Heiky ;) (Tommaso Perusini - myspace.com/korso87)
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at 15:03 on July 16th, 2008
When I was in Rome, watching people singing on almost every street corner was a favourite past-time of mine - this is too bad really...
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rpshenat 15:07 on July 16th, 2008
Why singing? How is that "tidying up the streets"? I think this might hurt their tourism a little. I was so looking forward to go to Rome and now I'm kinda hesitant.
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ARMANDO MORESCHIat 22:56 on July 16th, 2008
gipsy and homeless people near the central termini station in rome
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Henry Cookseyat 05:25 on July 17th, 2008
The streets are probably this man's livelihood, he plays the accordion and sings all day.
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funkybugat 05:05 on July 22nd, 2008
While I've never had the urge to sleep on the streets of Rome, I've often commented that I would rather sleep on the streets of Rome than live in a highrise on 42nd Street.
However, I don't think singing in the streets of Rome is something that one can help but do. Many a night we've shared pitchers of house wine, drank to excess with our friends, and found ourselves singing as we made our way home.
And just as we framed our traffic violation from Florence, we would happily frame our Noise Ordinance violations as well.
In short, we look forward to singing In Rome again.
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rinko_starrat 01:17 on July 24th, 2008
rome around ostiense station
just sleeping on the pavement at eight o clock in the morning
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