NPR: dario nardella https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=531232529 dario nardella en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 01:38:10 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: dario nardella https://www.npr.org/tags/531232529/dario-nardella Paninis Are Pa-nonos: Mayor Of Florence Takes Aim At Tourist Picnicking The Italian mayor says hosing down the steps to discourage snackers and their litter is "gentler" than levying fines. The city's historic sites, he says, deserve "a little bit of respect." Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:13:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/02/531089410/florence-mayor-has-a-soggy-deterrent-for-tourists-who-picnic-on-basilica-steps https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/02/531089410/florence-mayor-has-a-soggy-deterrent-for-tourists-who-picnic-on-basilica-steps

The Italian mayor says hosing down the steps to discourage snackers and their litter is "gentler" than levying fines. The city's historic sites, he says, deserve "a little bit of respect."

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