Overview
- Starting July 15, Portofino’s summer ordinance bars barefoot walking, off-beach swimwear, topless sunbathing, public picnics, street alcohol consumption, begging and loitering until September 30.
- Fines range from €25 to €500 per violation and are issued on the spot by municipal police.
- Officials say the crackdown safeguards the peace of roughly 360 permanent residents as the town’s summer population swells to about 100,000.
- Comparable conduct codes with spot fines are now in force in Albufeira, Diano Marina and other Italian coastal towns tackling overtourism.
- The UK Foreign Office has updated travel advice and expanded e-gate access for British visitors to reflect the new regulations.