M Where Italy's Private Beach Clubs Cost the Most – and Where You Can Save Money
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M Where Italy's private beach clubs cost the most – and where you can save money
A new study reveals that it costs more this year to enjoy a beach day at a private lido – in some places, 16 percent more than last summer – but you can save up to €200 by opting for a more affordable location.
The battle for the beaches in Italy
Every year people in Italy moan about the way the ‘spiaggia libera' (free access beach) is becoming smaller and smaller. At the same time the private lidos, where you have to pay for a sun umbrella and a couple of loungers, defend their privatised territory with all sorts of barriers and walls to prevent people from moving across their beach. The law says that 5 metres of the foreshore has to remain open to anybody – the privateers cannot put th…
Quercus complains that there are still physical controls and barriers, cancellations and closures, and even private security guards that prevent free movement.
Holidays on the Italian coast could soon show different, on the basis of a European reform that generates discontent among beach operators. According to Swiss publication Blick, a member of the Ringier trust, the Italian authorities have already begun to close some private bathing establishments, a movement that could significantly change the experience of tourists.The private beaches in Ostia, in the center of the changeIn Ostia, a suburb of Ro…
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