Raw: McDonald's Near Vatican Raises Eyebrows

Описание: (3 Jan 2017) A new McDonald's fast food restaurant which opened last week near the Apostolic Palace has drawn criticism from some local restaurant owners and residents.
The outlet opened with a low key inauguration on 30 December in the historic district of Borgo Pio, near the Vatican City gate of Porta Sant'Anna.
Restaurant and bar owners from the surrounding area complained on Tuesday that the decision by the Vatican's real estate entity, APSA (Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See), to rent the eight-shop space to the fast food chain will have a negative impact on the traditional cuisine of the Borgo Pio neighborhood.
Some top clerics were also opposed to a McDonald's restaurant opening a few metres from St Peter's Square.
But the fast food restaurant - which is not inside the Vatican itself, but from which the dome of St Peter's and the Pope's Angelus window in the Apostolic Palace are clearly visible - is proving popular with tourists.
A spokesman for McDonald's Italy said in a statement that "Wherever McDonald's operates near historic sites anywhere in Italy, this restaurant has been fully adapted with respect to the historical environment. As always, McDonald's meets or exceeds all national and local laws and policies related to business operations in this location."

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