No Smoking in bars and restaurants from today

This morning the face of Italy has been changed for ever. From midnight last night smoking has been banned from all bars and restaurants in Italy. Smokers will have to go in an closed room set aside just for smokers if there is one provided or smoke outside.

Some bars in Barga have been no smoking places for a couple of years, such as Aristo's in Barga Vecchia, so his clientele have already had a couple of seasons to get used to the idea of standing outside in the piazza to smoke.

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