No peeing in the ocean or hula-hooping: 11 tut-tut tourist rules

No peeing in the ocean or hula-hooping: 11 tut-tut tourist rules
The Italian island of Capri has exploded in popularity. Just don't wear clogs there. (Image: Massimo Siragusa/Agence VU/for the Washington Post)
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By Andrea SachsIn Venice’s historic centre, thou shalt not do a lot of things.No eating or drinking outside restaurants, cafes or bars in St Mark’s Square. No feeding the pigeons or seagulls, pedalling or carrying a bike, or wading or swimming in the canals. The residents also ask visitors to kindly refrain from loudly rolling their luggage over the bridges – although that's not a rule.Venice is but one of many tourist destinations around the world restricting seemingly harmless behaviours by legal decree or codes of...

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