Italian beaches to steal sand as a souvenir of tourists are afraid of being fined more than 3,000 euros

Some people travel abroad to buy beautiful souvenirs, and some people choose to take away a few small local stones or leaves as a “souvenir” to remember. However, several tourists in Italy will likely be fined up to 3,000 euros for trying to take away about 100 kilograms of sand, rocks and shells from local beaches.

The Associated Press reported that, according to Italian media, a total of 41 tourists in recent days tried to take away about 100 kilograms of sand, shells and rocks on the beach of Sardinia (Sardinia), the group of tourists will likely be fined up to 3,000 euros.

The media said that tourists may sell things like sand or rocks on the beach on the Internet. The island of Sardinia has made it illegal to take sand and other things from the beach since 2017, and will be fined 500 to 3,000 euros, and will take the seized sand and other things back to the beach.