Venice canal: Rage as tourists surf on Venice canal and Mayor calls for help catching | Travel News | Travel
Luigi Brugnaro, Venice’s mayor, shared a video of two tourists surfing on one of Venice’s canals. The mayor said he wanted to “punish” the rulebreakers.
Brugnaro tweeted: “Here are two overbearing idiots who make a mockery of the City.
“I ask everyone to help us identify them to punish them even if our weapons are really blunt.
“We urgently need more powers to the Mayors in terms of public safety! To those who spot them, I offer a dinner!”
Brugnaro has shared his anger with rule breaking tourists before, reacting with rage to graffiti on one of the city’s protected churches.
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Venice locals were recently angered by two American tourists who took a skinny dip in one of the canals.
The two men were spotted bathing in the canal water before returning to their Airbnb in their towels.
Swimming or surfing on Venice’s canals is banned as it could cause damage, accidents or an injury.
Aside from the obvious dangers, the water is extremely dirty and sometimes even contains sewage.
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Pompeii is a very fragile site and tourists are not allowed to ride their own vehicles through the site.
The man said he was not aware of the rules although authorities suspect he used a gate for maintenance vehicles to access Pompeii.
Earlier this year, two American tourists caused rage when they threw an electric scooter down Rome’s Spanish steps.
Officials said that the pair had caused thousand of pounds worth of damage to the protected monument.
