US tourist, 43, is fined $500 for driving flashy Ferrari in historic Florence ... trends now

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An American tourist living out an Italian fantasy found himself $500 poorer after driving a Ferrari in the wrong direction into a piazza in Florence, all without the proper license. 

The tourist, who has not been identified but is 43 years old, drove the red sports car into the Piazza della Signoria, where pedestrians are often walking in the historic city center. 

Local officials were clearly not impressed, as they described his driving down the Via dei Gondi street as 'nonsensical.'   

The car had Swiss registration. It's unclear if he was the owner of the car or how he got it in Italy. 

The man was fined 470 euros, or approximately $506, on the spot after a police check showed he didn't have the right licensing to drive anywhere in Italy, much less the piazza.