Tourists visiting the picturesque and upscale Italian resort area can now take home a unique souvenir — canned air.

Cans of air from Lake Como are being flogged to tourists for €10 as souvenir sellers try to cash in on the popularity of the beauty spot in Italy - and locals are appalled

For tourists returning from vacation, a camera roll full of photos and a suitcase bursting with souvenirs are usually the closest they can come to bringing a piece of their holiday destination home with them.

Empty cans containing 'Lake Como air' are being sold at the Italian beauty spot to easily-deceived tourists, with Americans seen as the most likely buyers