NE Italy Beaches
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SoOregonMd
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Never even came close to Italy but am betting you can find some good Gold there..
Every Italian I ever knew LOVED their gold from chains to the infamous Italian Horn..
good luck and very jealous of your trip
Every Italian I ever knew LOVED their gold from chains to the infamous Italian Horn..
good luck and very jealous of your trip
Hahaha my uncle wears the gold horn.
There's probably so much awesome gold there. Hell, he'll probably find gold crosses like felix pennies
Numil
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Think we have one or two members who hunt Italy and post their finds. They may be the best source for MD'ing there. Still I'd do my due dilligence and research a lot before you hit the beaches. Look as that American student who was charged with murder of a roommate. The cops would make up all sort of stories without any evidence on her. So research is def. on the must do list.
This came off a website blog about diff countries and MD'ing:
http://md-hunter.com/list-of-countries-where-metal-detecting-is-allowedbanned/
Italy. All things of archeological interest, in and out of the ground, are the property of the state. Metal detecting by private individuals is allowed in some regions. A finder of valuable objects receives a reward. There are regions where the use of metal detectors is prohibited – e.g., Valle d’Aosta, Calabria, Lazio, Tuscany, Sicily.
And one more thing… According to local detectorists, beach search in Italy is controlled by mafia and the police. There is division into areas which are under control of different clans. Mafia treasure hunters ))
Note: Here’s a comment from Italian detectorist sergio. “Metal detecting is allowed on public beaches. But there is nothing to dig there. Private beaches are watched over by guards – it’s possible to make a deal with some of them, but some will be against, and it’s better not to argue with them. The police, carabinieri and mafia – this is a mere fable. The competition among detectorists is rather high… You can also hunt in the regions where it’s prohibited to, but not in the areas of archaeological importance – on private land and in the mountains. But there is nothing to search for in the mountains, too, as everywhere there are shot and shells the hunters left behind”.
This came off a website blog about diff countries and MD'ing:
http://md-hunter.com/list-of-countries-where-metal-detecting-is-allowedbanned/
Italy. All things of archeological interest, in and out of the ground, are the property of the state. Metal detecting by private individuals is allowed in some regions. A finder of valuable objects receives a reward. There are regions where the use of metal detectors is prohibited – e.g., Valle d’Aosta, Calabria, Lazio, Tuscany, Sicily.
And one more thing… According to local detectorists, beach search in Italy is controlled by mafia and the police. There is division into areas which are under control of different clans. Mafia treasure hunters ))
Note: Here’s a comment from Italian detectorist sergio. “Metal detecting is allowed on public beaches. But there is nothing to dig there. Private beaches are watched over by guards – it’s possible to make a deal with some of them, but some will be against, and it’s better not to argue with them. The police, carabinieri and mafia – this is a mere fable. The competition among detectorists is rather high… You can also hunt in the regions where it’s prohibited to, but not in the areas of archaeological importance – on private land and in the mountains. But there is nothing to search for in the mountains, too, as everywhere there are shot and shells the hunters left behind”.
71DHB
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Did I hear someone call me?
I'm here...PM me and we can meet up and detect if youd like and if weather, other factors permit us. Ciao.
71DHB
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Couldn't help overhearing what you said and commenting my friend. I agree on what you posted. The case of the American student is a good example of what goes on here in this very strange country. I was actually in Perugia that night it happened. The house where it happened also got broken into while under police investigation but I'll stop here as to give you an idea of what goes on around here. Now back to detecting... to put it very simple through my experiences here is...just stay away from Archeological sites! Land and water. You should be alright even though some research of where you are detcting is a good idea. Yes there is always someone who will try and give you a hard time but thats everywhere. I've spoken to plenty of police while detecting and most of them are understanding. I do mostly water now as to my earlier years on land as it is much less stressful than land where you are still seen as a graverobber over here. Both are very addictive
and I will stop here because I can go on for a long time to talk about the antiquities I've found on land, friends have found and things I've held in my hands that enters a persons soul. CiaoYeah man that definitely Sounds like Sicily. I've perused a few Italian forums and it seems up north there aren't these issues . The warnings sound dire, but I refuse to live my life in fear.
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Tom_in_CA
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This would be my "due diligence" :
If they are doing it, and posting their finds, then to me : That's the "law". No one seems to be murdering or arresting them. Eh ?
Hence "diligence done".
Numil
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This would be my "due diligence" :
If they are doing it, and posting their finds, then to me : That's the "law". No one seems to be murdering or arresting them. Eh ?
Sure... Ah-huh... take it up with the web site that I posted from. Perhaps you can correct their spelling errors. Oh and being comprehensive in doing your research is smart and not relying on one site like this forum.
Swing4TheRing
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The folks in the Umbria region are fantastic and very nice. I've metal detected there without problem as well as along the western sea coast side.
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Numil, this is a valid objection. I get it. Someone finds a compendium (that past md'rs have compiled) which contains ... uh ... "dire" sounding information. Hence who can argue with that eh ? It then gets into the lexicon of of md'rs , and is never questioned. If someone questions it (the meaning or the enforcement), the proponent merely points you back to the compendium link. Right ?
So too might it be if someone from Italy were thinking of md'ing in the USA : If they inquire ahead of enough archies and lawyers, they might be pointed to ARPA. That ... on the surface, seems dire. Right ? And given enough archies to comment, I'm sure someone will say that subrogates down to all levels of land. Yet as you see, md'ing is common-place here.
For example: I once had a detector on Ebay listed for sale. And the winning bidder was someone from one of the European countries that has very dire wording (much like what you posted). I had no choice but to honor the sale, since I'd failed to mark the box that it had to be in the continental USA. The buyer was more than happy to pay the extra shipping cost, etc... So I went ahead and proceeded with the sale.
HOWEVER: My curiosity got the better of me. I linked the buyer to one of those websites which ... in years past ... like your link ..... had attempted to make a compendium of all the different European laws re.: Md'ing. And his country had, like your link ...... "dire" sounding laws (if not a downright "no"). So I was the devil's advocate and asked "How do you do it, in light of this?"
His answer was revealing, in how so many people just stop at dire sounding laws. And how people tend to believe bad news, w/o question: He said that everything I was citing was only for public land. And had no bearing on private land (like farmer's fields with permission). Yet if you red the link I sent him, it certainly SOUNDED like "border to border", with no distinction. So he and his buddies found NO LACK of places to hunt. Also he said that .... quite frankly .... they were so far back in the woods, that there was no one around to care, in the first place.
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Why do I hear the theme from the Godfather movie playing in my head right now ? I bet the beaches there are frequented by normal routine folk, enjoying typical beach things (sunbathing , swimming, ball, frisbee, etc...) just like any other beach in the world.
Does anyone really think that the mafia sets out sentries, that hide in the shadows wearing trenchcoats? Waiting to break the fingers of anyone they see md'ing ? Seems to me that the mafia has better things to do.
I put "according to local detectorists" in bold print, to point out that this could simply be someone's fanciful musing, and then telephone game takes over. I can think of things said here in the USA (ie.: according to detectorists) that is downright unfounded. Ie.: "you'll get arrested if you go to such & such park", blah blah
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Good luck, should be fun.....
Thanks for all the replies and good information. I have developed a possible conundrum however. I have a Nox 600 on order, which was to be my beach detector, but, it got put on a boat rather than air, which means I may not have it in time. I have the Deus and a V3i, not sure which one would be more worthy. I have read a few times on Italian forums that you cant hunt in the water, so I'll be in the dry/moist sand I assume.
Just an update. I did go to Lignano and detected the beaches without any issues. I did have a lifeguard stop me once, but he just wanted advice on buying a detector. Sans the normal nosy folks asking the same obvious questions, it was a great time. Didn't find the gold but found a bunch of Euros and had a blast!
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Glad to hear it went well for you!
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"No issues" ? To most people that would mean "No issues" eh ? But it simply means that you didn't go asking high enough up the chains of bureaucracy there. Go ask the most senior purist archie in Italy govt. payroll. Be sure to use words like "antiquities" and "looting" and "dig" and "remove". Only *then* can you be certain that every last person in Italy loves, adores and approves of you. Now hurry, go do the right thing !
"No issues" ? To most people that would mean "No issues" eh ? But it simply means that you didn't go asking high enough up the chains of bureaucracy there. Go ask the most senior purist archie in Italy govt. payroll. Be sure to use words like "antiquities" and "looting" and "dig" and "remove". Only *then* can you be certain that every last person in Italy loves, adores and approves of you. Now hurry, go do the right thing !
No mate, I just went for it. I didnt see Tony Soprano out there with a CTX either. Was rather peaceful, and a nice place to visit BTW!
