Venice mayor outraged at surfers motoring down Grand Canal

Venice fines 'imbecile' tourists for surfing down the Grand Canal

ROME - Two foreign tourists who sped down Venice's famous Grand Canal on motorised surf boards have been identified and fined, city authorities said. Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro called the culprits "imbeciles" after they were filmed on the waterway on Wednesday, and offered a restaurant dinner to anyone who could identify them. It did not take local police long to track them down, fine

'Idiot' surfers infuriate Venice mayor after speeding along famous canal

Luigi Brugnaro posted a video of the duo travelling at speed along the world famous Italian waterway after camera footage emerged of their behaviour

Tourists fined for surfing along Venice's Grand Canal

Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro condemned the surfers as "two arrogant imbeciles who made a mockery" of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Mayor says 'imbeciles' fined for surfing Venice's iconic Grand Canal

Authorities in Italy hit two tourists with heavy fines for surfing along the famed Grand Canal in Venice, a stunt that upset the city's mayor.

Venice mayor hits out at ‘idiot’ tourists for surfing along Grand Canal as two fined

Venice’s mayor had offered dinner to anyone who could locate those ‘making a mockery of the city’

Tourist surfers sped down Venice's Grand Canal. They were fined and condemned by the mayor

Two tourists who sped down Venice's Grand Canal on motorized surf boards Wednesday have been heavily fined and the boards have been confiscated.