Oh, come now.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnew...reets.html
Really, people. You've got the fucking church right there and you're worried about the "character" of the area? Give it up already.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnew...reets.html
Quote:Vatican in row with residents over cobbled streets
Quote:Locals living around the city-state have formed an action group to fight the commercialisation of the area, which has seen cheap tourist restaurants and gaudy shops selling religious trinkets multiply and expand onto pavements of the neighbourhood’s ancient passageways in recent years.
As the capital prepares for the arrival of tens of millions of pilgrims during the Catholic Holy Year, which begins next week, the campaigners have vowed to stop the character of the area, named Borgo Pio, being further eroded by 24-hour supermarkets, street vendors offloading souvenirs and increased vehicle traffic.
Really, people. You've got the fucking church right there and you're worried about the "character" of the area? Give it up already.