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Fining the sunbed savers
By Joe | August 10, 2007
There’s very little that’s more annoying than strolling down for a chilled day around a swimming pool and finding that each and every one of the sunbeds has been ‘towel reserved’.
According to a piece in the Guardian, those masters of ice-cream production, the Italians, have taken that crime one stage further and started fining people for saving beach space. Quite right too! I wonder if that would catch on here in Tenerife?
“Italian holidaymakers fleeing overpriced private beaches have met a new enemy on the scant public sand: lone bathers who arrive at dawn and reserve space with towels for sleeping friends and relatives.
After complaints, coastguard officials at the Ligurian resort of Diano Marina got up at first light to dish out fines of €1,032 (£700) each to six early risers, one an 83-year-old who had unrolled 10 towels by 6am. “Using public space yourself is one thing, but reserving it for use by others is illegal,” said Danilo Manconi, the local coastguard vice-commander. “We have received messages of congratulation ever since and we will be back.”
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