Two American tourists have been fined after being discovered inside Rome’s Colosseum out-of-hours.
The travellers, who were spotted by a passerby, were enjoying some beers in the ancient amphitheatre in the early hours of Monday morning. The passerby then reported them to the police.
The Colosseum is closed to tourists overnight, but the duo were found on the second tier of the ancient theatre at 5.30am.
Fines for breaking into Rome’s gladiatorial site are hefty, and the pair were together charged €800 after admitting that they had entered the building illegally.