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"  Oh, Italy\u2014the land of sexy suited men, pasta, passionate romance, and que sera, sera attitudes. (Um, why aren&amp;#039;t we there right now?) However a newly-enforced law in one coastal town is kind of putting a damper on the country&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;anything goes&amp;quot; (in a good way) image. Yes, Italy is now banning bikinis. As the Daily Mail reports, the mayor of Vietri Sul Mare on the Amalfi Coast mandates that while skimpy duds are okay for the beach, no one can show too much skin while gallivanting around town. Unless, of course, they feel like paying up to $650 in fines. (Which would really put a huge dent in your gelato fund.) According to the town&amp;#039;s police commissioner, the ban is supposed to protect Vietri Sul Mare&amp;#039;s image. &amp;quot;Very often we have witnessed indecent and shameful scenes of people entering public places such as bars and restaurants, shirtless or in costume,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;In our opinion, it is an attitude that must be eliminated.&amp;quot; Look, we&amp;#039;re all for keeping things classy but for a place like this\u2014in Italy, no less!\u2014this ban seems a little over the top. Mi scusi, Signore Superiore (yes, that&amp;#039;s Mr. Mayor in Italian), but European beach towns and bikinis kind of belong together.  Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter or find her on Facebook. Photo: PacificCoastNews.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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