Comment on Panino police: packed lunch bans enrage Italians at pricey beach clubs
Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 2 weeks ago
In Italy all coast and so also beaches are public property
But … Historically many coastal towns kind of rented the beaches to families who built empires on overcharging customers, blocking sea access and also issuing bogus rules like to external food.
Now there is an European directive to which Italy should adhere that imposes those beach concessions to be actually competition and not assigned by divine rule of birth.
Of course, the families whose main income is that, and who used to live 12 months from the income of June/July/august, do not agree.
While still illegal to block import of food and public access to the sea, in many places it happens.
Also, in many places there are publicly accessible beaches with infrastructure (showed, toilet, bar…) bit those are not the touristy spots
Hiro8811@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
What usually happens is that someone would rent a chair and umbrella for a high price and not have any more money to spend on their pricy food. Usually these resorts are not the main source of income for people, they are usually owned by people that already have a somewhat profitable business like a bar or restaurant.