{"id":34451,"date":"2019-03-07T02:23:08","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T02:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=34451"},"modified":"2019-03-07T02:23:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T02:23:08","slug":"flip-flop-fines-introduced-in-italys-cinque-terre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=34451","title":{"rendered":"Flip-flop fines introduced in Italy’s Cinque Terre"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n(CNN) \u2014 <\/cite>The Cinque Terre coastline of Italy<\/a> has an almost mythic status among travelers — who hasn’t seen photographs of the pastel-colored houses built into rugged cliffs, surrounded by bright blue sea, and fallen instantly in love?<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

In person, the region’s even more spectacular — these five picturesque fishing villages are a UNESCO World Heritage Site for a reason.<\/span><\/p>\n

But if you travel<\/a> there this summer with only your flimsy sandals and flip-flops in tow, you might have a bit of a shock.<\/span><\/div>\n

And if you choose to ignore the advice, you could face fines of between \u20ac50 ($56) and \u20ac2,500 ($2,826).<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s all because mountain rescue teams are becoming increasingly exasperated with rescuing ill-prepared visitors on the mountainous walkways.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Flip-flop fail<\/h3>\n

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Cinque Terre is a series of colorful fishing villages on the Italian Riviera.<\/p>\n

Brian Beard\/CNN iReport<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

They’ll be posters and flyers advertizing the fines — and warnings issued online when you purchase a Cinque Terre card, which allows you use of all the connecting park buses and trains and access to the trekking paths.<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, the English-language version of the Park’s website advises hikers to only go on trails which suit their skills — and to bring sun cream, a hat, hiking boots, food and other supplies.<\/span><\/p>\n

The flip-flop ban is one of a series of moves to accommodate the thousands of visitors who disembark in Cinque Terre in summer. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Hiking in flip-flops is a no-go in Italy’s Cinque Terre.<\/p>\n

Courtesy Pexels<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A lot of these visitors are day-trippers coming from cruise liners.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s just another Italian destination trying to deal with the increasingly omnipresent problem of overtourism<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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