There are no reports of damage to archaeological monuments.
A 33-year-old Australian tourist was caught driving a rented moped around the archaeological site of Pompeii, Italian media reported on Thursday.
The man illegally entered the archaeological park through the Porto Vesuvius gate when he was spotted by the guards, who alerted the police, according to They attacked today.
The tourist was stopped at the Porta Anfiteatro by the carabinieri, who, after verifying that there was no damage, accused him of unauthorized access to the archaeological park.
The man reportedly apologized to the officers, saying he did not know driving around the UNESCO World Heritage site was prohibited.
The tourist traveled about 1.5 km along ancient streets and paths Fan pagewho called the man a “barbarian.”
The news comes two months after an American tourist fell into Mount Vesuvius while taking a selfie and a Canadian tourist was caught carving her name into the Coliseum.
Two weeks ago, the Italian police issued a fine three German tourists 1,500 euros for bathing in the waters of the Triton Bernini fountain in the center of Rome.
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