American tourist fined for eating ice-cream on steps of Rome fountain

Man falls victim to urban decorum' restrictions after sitting down to eat at historic site in early hours

An American tourist has been fined 450 (385) for breaking one of Rome's urban decorum" rules by eating an ice-cream on the steps of a fountain.

The 55-year-old, who also had a beer in hand, was reprimanded by police in the early hours of Saturday at the Fontana dei Catecumeni, on a small, picturesque square in the Monti neighbourhood.