Illegal Things Tourists Do in Italy, From €50 Fines to Jail

Nearly every illegal thing tourists do in Italy, ranked by severity: fines, city bans, and the common beach souvenir that almost always ends in criminal charges.

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Picture yourself in line at the Cagliari airport waiting to get through customs. Ahead of you, an officer is pulling a bottle from a suitcase with a look of s…