Rome residents are the latest Europeans to grow tired of tourists (Image: Getty) Mortified locals are threatening to abandon their beloved city due to unruly behaviour from tourists. In recent months, swathes of European holiday destinations such as Barcelona and the Canary Islands have erupted in protests aimed at Brits trying to spend a fortnight in the sun. Locals have been pictured storming the streets with placards reading 'go home' and have even squirted tourists in the face with water guns while they tuck into dinner.
Most protesters claim their unwelcoming acts are due to over-tourism spoiling the natural area, and holiday lets owned by foreign investors, leeching money from the economy. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.
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. Panic as Canary Islands under pressure to take 'immediate' action over Brits Italians are reportedly trying to escape (Image: Getty) Italian film director and screenwriter Carlo Verddone says drunken louts in Rome are 'dropping their trousers' and relieving themselves in the open due to a dire lack of public toilets. The frequent sight, along with never-ending traffic, rubbish, and unsightly graffiti is making Carlo, who has lived in Rome since 1950, consider packing his bags.
"I think about it, really, two or three times a week. Let me escape," he told local press. "It's not just me.
I have a lot of friends who are thinking in concrete terms of leaving Rome. It's the first time it has happened. READ MORE: Ireland panic as tourists 'not welcome anymore' after day-trippers cause chaos [LATEST] Brits warned as 42C Spanish chaos predicted - hottest regions mapped [LATEST] UK riots are only just the beginning of chaos - how we can fix our county [LATEST] Trending SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you.
This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy "If you spend 20 minutes looking out from Ponte Garibaldi or Ponte Sisto bridges, you'll see someone drop their trouser and leave a souvenir.
" Carlo branded the behaviour both 'shameful' and 'unthinkable' for a 'normal' European capital, and has urged officials to place more public urinals in the city. It comes as Rome saw its highest influx of tourists last year, attracting a whopping 35 million tourists (up from 32 million in 2022). "How can you avoid it?" Carlo fumes.
"Wherever you look, you can't see a normal street...
When a house is neglected, everyone feels entitled to mistreat it.".
