2023 so far:
11th January: Florence. Tourists tie their luggage to the Baptistery.
11th January: Santa Teresa di Riva. German tourist steals sand from Italian beaches to sell it to collectors abroad.
15th January: Venice. Northern African tourist jumps into the Gran Canal.
26th January: Florence. American tourist drives his car onto the Ponte Vecchio.
12th February: Porto Torres. French tourist tries to steal fossils.
13th February: Florence. Spanish tourist writes onto the parapet of the Ponte Vecchio.
10th March. Sestriere. American tourist causes an avalanche.
12th March: Rome. British tourist jumps into the Trevi Fountain to steal coins.
20th March: Florence. American tourist parks his car in the Piazza della Signoria.
21st March: Florence. Tourist writes her name onto the parapet of the Ponte Vecchio.
24th March: Venice. British tourist climbs on top of a building and jumps into the Gran Canal.
24th March: Venice. Spanish tourist jumps into the Gran Canal.
11th April: Lenzari. German tourist steals water from the locals in the midst of severe drought to fill his pool.
13th April: Rome. British tourist bathes in the Trevi Fountain.
14th April: Herculaneum. Canadian tourist tries stealing ancient ruins.
18th April: Venice. Tourist undresses in public.
26th April: Rome. Tourist climbs the Trevi Fountain to take a selfie.
30th April: San Prisco. French tourist found with 5 kg of hashish.
2nd May: Florence. Albanian tourist writes his girlfriend’s name onto the parapet of the Ponte Vecchio.
5th May: Riomaggiore. Armed French tourist refuses to pay hotel bill and shoplifts souvenirs.
5th May: Ancona. Drunk British tourist rings multiple doorbells in the middle of the night.
6th May: Agrigento. American tourist drives his car onto ancient stairs.
13th May: Milan. American tourist tries to rape a woman.
24th May: Rome. British tourist flies a drone over the Colosseum.
29th May: Ravello. Tourist drives his scooter inside the historic centre.
30th May: Fiumicino. Tourist jumps into a fountain to take a shower.
2nd June: Naples. Tourists eat lunch using the Fontana del Carciofo as table.
4th June: Rome. Tourist bathes in the Trevi Fountain.
17th June: Cecina. British tourists jump into a fountain.
19th June: Furore. Tourist climbs the parapet to jump into the water and falls.
19th June: Rome. Tourist bathes naked into an ancient fountain.
21st June: Rome. Tourist swims into the Trevi Fountain.
23rd June: Capri. Iraqi tourist steals a bag.
26th June: Rome. Bulgarian-British tourist engraves his and his girlfriend’s names onto the Colosseum.
27th June: Olbia. Hungarian tourist steals 1 kg of sand from the beaches of Olbia and Castelsardo.
30th June: Sorrento. Tourist jumps into a fountain.
30th June: Berbenno di Valtellina. German tourist commits multiple traffic violations.
3rd July: Capri. Argentinian tourists steal from several shops.
5th July: Cala Sant’Andrea. French tourist trespasses a protected area with his catamaran.
6th July: Santo Stefano di Cadore. German tourist kills child, father, grandmother and wounds child, mother and grandfather.
8th July: Trento. Tourists bathe in the Fontana del Nettuno.
9th July: Padua. German tourists have a picnic in the middle of the Piazza dei Signori.
10th July: Atrani. Tourist undresses in the historic centre.
11th July: Venice. Tourist jumps into the canal.
11th July: Florence. Northern European tourist writes her name onto the parapet of the Ponte Vecchio.
11th July: Maiori. Tourist hits Italian woman with his scooter.
14th July: Rome. Swiss tourist engraves her name onto the Colosseum.
14th July: Rome. American tourists bathe in the Fontana dell’Acqua Paola.
14th July: Muravera. Hungarian tourist parks his car on the beach.
15th July: Anzio. Tourists severely litter the archaeological area inside the beach.
15th July: Gallipoli. Tourists beat up an Italian teenager.
15th July: Cala Lunga di Porto Massimo. French tourists violate maritime law and hit Italian woman who called them out.
16th July: Rome. German tourist defaces the Colosseum.
16th July: Rome. Tourist jumps into the Trevi Fountain.
17th July: Porlezza. Dutch tourist on a boat hurtles among swimmers in the Lake of Como.
19th July: Rimini. French tourist abandons her children in a hotel to go binge-drinking and drives while drunk.
20th July: Salerno. Police reveal that over 600 foreign tourists have been fined since January.
21st July: Rome. Tourist bathes naked in a fountain.
21st July: Portoferraio. Tourists drive their car on historical staircase.
22nd July. Polignano a Mare. Ukrainian tourist trespasses, climbs a house and jumps into the sea.
22nd July. Vicenza. American soldiers vandalise the Basilica Palladiana.
26th July. Cala Coticcio. Rich tourists set up a gazebo on the beach.
27th July. Gelso. Tourists cause a fire which destroys hectares of vegetation.
28th July. Rome. Tourist climbs and jumps into the Trevi Fountain.
29th July. Verona. Tourist sets up a hammock in the Piazza Indipendenza.
30th July. Castelfranco Veneto. Drunk Swiss tourists jump into the castle ditch.
31st July: Elba. Hungarian tourist films naked children on the beach.
2nd August: Rome. Tourist climbs the Trevi Fountain to refill her bottle.
2nd August: Viggiù. German tourists destroy a valuable statue (worth €200,000).
3rd August: Duino. Armed German tourist illegally fishes in the port.
5th August: Rimini. Drunk German tourist robs a supermarket.
7th August: Pisa. French tourist engraves her name onto the Leaning Tower.
7th August: Brunate. French tourist assaults an Italian woman.
7th August: Selargius. English tourist drives a car into a park.
11th August. Milan. French tourists climb the main spire of the Duomo to take a selfie.
11th August. Rimini. German tourists create disorder and clash with the police.
12th August. Rome. French tourist jumps into a fountain.
16th August. Cattolica. French tourists plunder a warehouse.
17th August. Venice. Tourists nap on ancient graves.
18th August. Is Arutas. German tourist steals sand from the beach and tries to sell it on eBay.
20th August. Florence. American tourist drives a car onto the Ponte Vecchio.
23rd August. Alghero. Spanish tourist tries to steal rocks from the beach.
23rd August. Caorle. Czech tourist drive while drunk.
23rd August. Florence. German tourists vandalise the Corridoio Vasariano.
24th August. San Miniato. Tourist writes his name onto the walls of the Rocca.
24th August. Rome. Tourist jumps into the Fontana del Tritone.
24th August. Rome. Tourists break into the Colosseum at night.
26th August. Valdidentro. French tourists light a fire inside a Medieval church and deface ancient frescoes.
26th August. Venice. French tourists abandon their dogs inside a car parked under the sun.
26th August. Venice. French tourist jumps into the Gran Canal.
26th August. Rome. Tourist climbs trespasses the Imperial Fora at night and climbs an ancient column.
29th August. Porto Torres. French tourist tries stealing 41 kilogrammes of rocks.
30th August. Stintino. Tourist tries stealing sand from the beach.
31st August. Porto Torres. Tourist tries stealing 7,5 kilogrammes of seashells, rocks and sand.
31st August. Milan. Drunk Australian tourist climbs BnB’s roof and throws tiles in the street.
1st September: Stintino. Tourists attempt stealing stones from the beach.
4th September: Florence. German tourist climbs and damages Neptune’s Fountain to take a picture.
4th September: Rome. Australian tourist flies drone over the Colosseum.
7th September: Venice. Polish tourist skates through the streets and jumps into the Gran Canal.
8th September: Pontassieve. Ukrainian tourist stabs BnB’s owner.
9th September: Taranto. American tourist refuses to pay for gas and threatens gas station employees.
10th September: Rome. Tourists swim in the Trevi Fountain.
10th September. Venice. Brazilian tourist jumps into the Gran Canal.
10th September. Rome. Australian tourist jumps into the Trevi Fountain.
11th September. Padenghe. Drunk German tourist attempts breaking into a house.
11th September. Rome. Tourists jump into the Trevi Fountain.
13th September. Venice. Czech tourist jumps naked into the Gran Canal.
17th September. Pisa. Drunk English tourist crashes a shop’s window.
19th September: Rome. Ghanian tourist bathes into the Barcaccia Fountain.
22nd September. Positano. Drunk American tourists insult and fight locals.
23rd September. Civitanova. Belgian tourists leave café without paying the €80 bill.
25th September. Venice. Polish tourists drive their bicycles into the Piazza San Marco.
26th September. Venice. Tourists attack the waiters.
29th September. Milan. Tourists jump off the Darsena Bridge.
30th September. Rome. Tourists bathe into the Trevi Fountain.
1st October: Asinara. French tourists access a protected area with their boat.
1st October: Rome. Tourist bathes into one of the fountains in the Piazza Navona.
3rd October: Venice. Slovenian tourists climb monument.
3rd October: Venice. Tourist swims in the San Marco basin.
5th October: San Quirico d’Orcia. Tourists set up a tent in the 16th-century gardens.
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