It’s a translation problem, I’d guess.
Going on vacation to a resort town has been around for a while!
There’s another Roman one I’ve visited near my family’s ancestral home town called Alba Fucens. Was on a huge lake, until the lake drained out following an earthquake in the early 20th century. Totally open and unguarded, but yutes in Italy don’t trash /grafitti the place. Wouldn’t last a week in the US.
I think you’re right. The English is definitely odd.