According to The Sun, many beaches across Italy are privately owned by hotels and restaurants, and they charge tourists for renting umbrellas and deck chairs.
Three families have been “intimidated” by the staff of the famous private beach “Torre Lapillo”. A family told Italian media that when people were resting on the seashore with their children and opened their food bags, staff came up to them and “threatened”.
It is also reported that the entrance fees to several beaches in Puglia have already gotten out of control. Local resident and lawyer Dario Diusso is said to be “furious” about the “food ban”.
“They just can’t do it. They don’t have the authority. And if it’s too late this season because the long red tape prevents us from intervening in time, then starting next year we will issue a warning to anyone who dares to deny swimmers access to public property with their food,” he said. in a comment to the Italian media.
Rules regarding what food and drink holidaymakers can bring to Italian beaches vary from beach to beach.
Meanwhile, other Italian beaches are taking steps to minimize the impact of tourists on their shores.
For example, only 1,600 people are allowed to visit the beach “Cala Sisine” in Sardinia. Even fewer people can visit the “Cala Mariolu” beach during the day: a total of 550 people, and everyone has to pay 1 euro.
Elsewhere on the island, “La Pelosa” beach has banned towels and asked visitors to bring mats instead, on which less sand accumulates. Any visitor has to pay 3.50 euros.
Meanwhile, after the introduction of the new rules, tourists who want to visit the beaches of Cala Coticcio and Cala Brigantina of the La Maddalena archipelago will have to pay €3 per person per day. In addition, each beach will be limited to 60 people per day as local authorities look for ways to protect these areas from the impact of tourism.
The archipelago itself is a national park and is only accessible with a guide, which costs €25 for five hours. And anyone caught visiting the archipelago without a guide could be prosecuted.
2023-08-20 03:47:00
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