Scantily-clad tourists to Vatican City in the past were sometimes told to cover up but guards at the tiny, walled state now are pulling visitors’ aside more frequently for “inappropriate” attire, according to the Italian News agency ANSA.
The new decree has sent some visitors wearing shorts and shoulder-revealing shorts off to local stores to buy shawls, scarves and new trousers, according to the report.
“Immodest clothing has been specifically banned from St. Peter’s for decades and Vatican officials are seemingly sick of visitors flouting the dress code,” said the site.
“However, locals just nipping inside the Vatican City walls to use its pharmacy, post office and store were particularly bewildered by the clothing crackdown,” it added.
By David Wilkening
