On numerous sites, it is stated that in one of the most popular cities in Italy among tourists, you cannot ride a bicycle and other vehicles on wheels. We checked whether this is really so.
The fact that in Venice they were banned from ride on bicycles, for example, a magazine was told their readers "Around the world", newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda" And the thematic portal Travel.ru. The authors of the notes emphasize that the decision is aimed at the liberation of street space and is valid for both local residents and tourists. According to media reports, a fine of € 50 to € 500 threatens for a violation of the ban.
On the official website of the Venice government there is chapterdedicated to "forbidden behavior." By the decision of the local authorities “to maintain purity and the city landscape, as well as for security and public hygiene reasons”, the commission of certain actions will entail fines of € 25 to € 500. Measures from this list are prohibited, in particular, to eat on the embankments, dive into the canals, walk in a half -naked or in a bathing suit, feed pigeons and seagulls.
There is also a ban on the use of a bicycle when moving around the city, even if you are not going on a bicycle, but roll it next to you. For violation of this rule, you can get a fine of up to € 100. It is allowed to roll a bicycle (but not to go on it) only in a small area around the Santa Lucia railway station. Two -wheeled transport can also Transfer By public transport to the mainland of the city or Lido Islands, Pellesrina and Sant Erazmo and ride there without restrictions. This ban is really applied - so, in 2019 for its violation fined Two tourists from the UK.
The answer to the question of whether it is possible to move around Venice on other wheels, can be found in the regulations on the police and urban security, accepted In 2019. Article No. 40 of this document Dedicated The use of not only bicycles, but also scooters, skateboards, segway, mopeds, gyro scooters and other similar modes of transport. This article directly prohibits their use when moving along the historical center of Venice. As in the case of bicycles, it is permissible to move to them in the station of the station, ports and on the islands.
In 2014, several leading world media Reportedthat the government of Venice decided to go further and ban ... suitcases on wheels! The city authorities, who planned to introduce a fine of up to € 500, were allegedly unhappy with the noise that created millions of tourists who came to Venice, and were afraid that such bags could negatively affect the steps of historical stairs, embankments and bridges. True, later local authorities They saidWhat they misunderstood - in fact, we are not talking about tourist suitcases, but about carts for the sale of ice cream, souvenirs, etc.
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- Città di Venezia. Forbidden Behavior
- Regolato di polizia e sicurezza urbana
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