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Anger as Tourist Simulated Sex With Italian God of Fertility Statue
Tourist Who Simulated Sex With Italian God of Fertility Statue Defended For Amorous Exaltation
Ex-Italian culture minister Vittorio Sgarbi dismisses drunk woman’s antics amid anger over assaults on nation’s historic treasures
AP 20 JUL 2024
An Italian former culture minister has defended a drunk tourist who simulated having sex with a Florence statue, describing her behaviour as “as an amorous exaltation...
The blonde woman, dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, provoked an outcry after she was photographed climbing onto the statue of Bacchus.
A replica of a 16th-century original by Giambologna, the statue sits in a niche on a street near the Ponte Vecchio bridge.
Images posted on the “Welcome to Florence” Facebook page show the young woman hugging and kissing the statue and then simulating sexual positions.
Florentines were infuriated by the tourist’s behaviour and are demanding greater penalties for assaults on Italy’s historic treasures.
“Are we sure we need these kinds of tourists in Florence?” asked Marco Passeri, a former city councillor.
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