Venetians are already fed up with tourists hordes that invade the city

Bizarre scene sparked calls for a crackdown on tourists with bad manners

Footage shows man using the water to clean his armpits and shoulders

A badly-behaved tourist has been slammed by Italian media after he was spotted having a bath in one of Venice’s famed canals.

With Venetians already fed up with the tourist hordes who invade their city every day, the bizarre scene has sparked outrage and calls for a crackdown on holidaymakers with bad manners.

Footage shows the man splashing around and using the water to clean his armpits, shoulders and back.

Footage shows the man splashing around and using the water to clean his armpits, shoulders and back

The video, recorded by someone on the other side of the canal, was supplied to local newspaper Il Gazzettino, which said the footage had been uploaded to Facebook.

The man was not wearing a shirt or trousers, although it was not clear in the video whether he was fully nude.

Police had been informed, but an investigation was unlikely as there was no official complaint from a witness, the newspaper reported.

Angry locals see the incident as the latest example of foreign tourists behaving badly, from rowdy all-night drinking sessions and vandalism to violence and nudity.

The video, recorded by someone on the other side of the canal, was supplied to a local newspaper

Locals are already fed up with the tourist hordes who invade the city (pictured: one of Venice's back canals)

Similar outrage has been caused by photos of tourists peeing in a canal, having a shower behind their campervan, and diving from Ponte della Constituzione (Constitution Bridge).

Cities across Italy have had problems with badly-behaved tourists, including Rome, where a handful of visitors have been arrested in recent months for carving their names or initials into the Colosseum.