Florence bans eating on sidewalks, doorsteps at meal times

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Updated 1:07 pm CDT, Wednesday, September 5, 2018

ROME (AP) — The tourist magnet of Florence is cracking down on visitors who eat on sidewalks, doorsteps or driveways during lunch or dinner time.

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The ordinance, which went into effect this week, applies to certain streets in the Renaissance city, including near the Uffizi Galleries, and only from noon to 3 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. It's valid through Jan. 6, 2019, the end of the Italian holiday season.

Tourists often eat in the street to avoid paying to dine at cafes.

Last year, after a man swam naked in Rome's Trevi Fountain, that city began fining people eating on monumental fountains or bathing in them.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Florence-bans-eating-on-sidewalks-doorsteps-at-13206779.php

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[truthisfreedom]

1. Way to woo young people to your city, Florence!

Now how are street vendors supposed to sell anything?

[CottonBear]

2. One can walk and eat, eat standing at the cafe counter or pay more to sit in the cafe.

That’s the system in Northern Italy, or, at least, in Florence. That’s the way it was when I was visiting there.

[brooklynite]

3. When was the last time you sat on the sidewalk to eat a hotdog?

Italy doesn't have the foodcarts that we have; snacks bought from street vendors can be eaten standing up.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. It will improve Florence's appeal. During tourist season, the streets and

sidewalks are very crowded. Not having to step around people sitting down at curbs will help.

I really don't think Florence needs more of anything to woo people than the statue of David and the Duomo.