The battle for the beaches in Italy
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How it spread - 14 original reports
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- internationalviewpoint.org10:45first to report
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 their sun loungers right up to the water. So often...
Thu, 13 August 2026
1 report- irishdentist.ie12:34
From the Bolkestein directive to the arrival of big brands on Italian beaches: how liberalization risks transforming the sea into an asset for the few.
Mon, 17 August 2026
3 reports- theguardian.com16:44
Sisters argue they should retain concession in Ligurian town of Spotorno because it funds charitable activities
- Index.hr (Croatia)17:34
SKUPINA talijanskih časnih sestara bori se protiv planova lokalnih vlasti da im oduzmu koncesiju nad plažom.
- tportal (Croatia)20:31
Skupina talijanskih časnih sestara bori se protiv odluke lokalnih vlasti koje njihovu plažu žele dati na javni natječaj. Sestre njome upravljaju još od 1946. godine, iznajmljuju ležaljke i suncobrane, a tvrde da prihod koriste za financiranje dobrotvornih aktivnosti i dječjeg vrtića
Tue, 18 August 2026
4 reports- Der Spiegel (Germany)07:40
Das »Bagni Gino Garrone« in Italien wird seit vielen Jahren von Nonnen betrieben. Doch nun sollen Strandkonzessionen neu vergeben werden – das sorgt für Ärger bei den Ordensfrauen.
- Libération (France)13:57
La commune de Spotorno a annoncé que la concession ferait l’objet d’un appel d’offres public à l’automne. Les Sœurs assurent que les bénéfices servent à des œuvres caritatives, selon le quotidien britannique «the Guardian».
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)14:54
Sav prihod od ležaljki i suncobrana koriste za financiranje svojih dobrotvornih aktivnosti.
- RMF24 (Poland)16:42
„Święta wojna” zakonnic o plażowy ośrodek we Włoszech. „Jest nasz”
Wed, 19 August 2026
2 reports- iRozhlas (Czechia)08:50
Skupina jeptišek na severu Itálie vytáhla do svaté války proti místní radnici. Bouří se proti plánům na reorganizaci pláže. Jeptiškám ale nevadí pohled na lidi v plavkách, naopak. Samy část pláže provozují a nelíbí se jim, že by o lukrativní místo měly přijít.
- NYT World17:28
The Sisters of Charity of Saint Mary have hosted beachgoers in the town of Spotorno for decades. But change is coming.
Sat, 22 August 2026
2 reports- Die Zeit (Germany)03:18
Eine italienische Gemeinde will Ordensschwestern verbieten, eine Strandbar zu betreiben. Dabei können wir von ihnen lernen, wie man die weltliche Ordnung am besten stört.
- El País (Spain)03:30Italia quiere poner orden en el caos de sus 12.000 playas privadas: más transparencia y nuevas tasas
Entre el 33% y el 42% de los arenales del país son de pago. El Gobierno de Meloni, presionado por Bruselas, abrirá a concurso su gestión
Sun, 30 August 2026
1 report- El Pais English04:00
Between 33% and 42% of the country’s beaches are private. Under pressure from Brussels, Giorgia Meloni’s government will open their management to tender