Wandering around Rome can be exhausting, especially in the heat of summer. But there’s no rest for the wicked in the Italian capital — especially if that break is taken on the 18th-century Spanish Steps.
Although it looks like an inviting spot to sit and rest your legs, parking your butt on the historic monument can lend you a $280 fine and a good dose of embarrassment. Municipal employees in charge of implementing the new rule are known to loudly blow their whistles at tourists caught sitting.
