Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeFlorence will ban outdoor dining in 50 streets amid a surge of tourists in the famous Italian city. The rules set to come in place next year will ban outdoor seating along 50 streets within the Unesco-protected centre and see stricter regulations imposed on more than 70 additional locations, The Times reports. Other landmarks that will have outdoor seating banned include the Ponte Vecchio, Piazzale degli Uffizi and the Uffizi Gallery. Seventy-three other locations will receive strict guidance on whether outdoor seating can include umbrellas or plexiglass barriers.
