Attaching "love locks" to the city's bridges is damaging the aging structures. Aug. 27, 2011— -- Sweethearts expressing their undying love in Venice could be in for a fine or worse if some ...

A recent novel sparked the craze of fixing a padlock to a bridge to demonstrate your love, but local authorities claim the adornments are damaging some of Italy's most famous sights.

Love locks were affixed to the Pont des Arts bridge in front of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Getty Love padlocks were clustered together on a railing on Ponte dell'Accademia in Venice, Italy.

The tradition became somewhat popular in Italy, thanks to the book (and subsequent film) "I Want You" by Frederico Moccia, published in 2006. However, in the modern era, love locks didn't become ...

The locks first started appearing on bridges in Paris around 2008, shortly after young couples in Italy began attaching padlocks to the Ponte Milvio, a bridge over Rome's Tiber River, apparently ...

Italy has taken harsh measures the past three or four years. Venice used bolt cutters to remove them from the Ponte del Accademia, and Florence stripped 5,000 love locks from its famed Ponte ...

Paris started removing padlocks from the Pont des Arts bridge on Monday in an attempt to end the tourist tradition of “love locks” on the promenade. CNN values your feedback 1.

"Love locks" can be found on bridges from Australia to Italy, and even in U.S. cities like Norfolk, Virginia. The padlocks are latched onto pedestrian bridges and inscribed with vows of love.

Young tourists look at thousands of padlocks, called love locks, which covered the Pont de l'Archeveche bridge near the Notre Dame Cathedral during a sunny morning in Paris, France, June 11, 2015.

Michelle Davis, 22, a server at the Italian restaurant Carmine’s La Trattoria, ... What: Love Lock Bridge at The Palms at Town & Country . Where: 8268 Mills Drive, Miami, FL 33183.