06/12/2026
If you plan to visit Italy’s Cinque Terre this summer, avoid this fashion faux pas. People caught wearing the wrong shoes could be fined up to €2,500, which is equivalent to about $2,900 in U.S. dollars.
The “flip-flop” rule came into play because local mountain rescue crews were having to come to the aid of so many guests tripping over their own feet.
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