PHOTOS: Italy deserted after new curfew regulations enacted
The city's famous fashion stores as seen on Nov. 6 are closed.
Locals take to the cafe seating in St Mark's Square during Italy's second semi-lockdown on Nov. 6.
The square (shown May 30, 2019) is usually the hub for tourists visiting the city.
Florence and its famous Ponte Vecchio bridge (seen in summer 2018) are usually packed with people.
The Trevi Fountain is normally full of visitors, even at night. The monument is pictured here on Nov. 6, after curfew.
The Doge's Palace on October 2017, on a typical low-season day.
An empty Trevi Fountain seen on Nov. 5.
The Trevi Fountain in happier times. The monument is seen here June 24, 2019.
The Doge's Palace on what should be a busy Saturday afternoon on Nov. 7.
Milan went into a soft lockdown on Nov. 6, with non-essential shops closed and people allowed to leave their homes only for work, health or emergency reasons.
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Hotels treating their few customers like royalty, empty art galleries where solo guests stand nose-to-nose with Renaissance art; and some of Europe's most famous open spaces with just a handful of people in them. The Italy of November 2020 is unlike anything that has gone before in the age of mass tourism.
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