The view isn't bad at all, with its blue sky. But even on stormy days, with a quick exercise of imagination, it feels like you're suspended between earth and air. The sea to the right, the salt flats on the other side.
Piazza degli Arcipelago, where Marina Piccola gives way to the first stop of Poetto, offers such a thrill now that construction is almost complete and the space feels full. "The opening is at the end of the month," the city council announced.
The construction site wasn't a quick one. It was October 2023 when then-mayor Paolo Truzzu presented the €2,999,839.84 project, to be precise down to the last cent.
The public interest is twofold, connecting the recent past with the future. Because Piazza degli Arcipelago completes Massimo Zedda's redevelopment, which removed cars from Poetto since 2015.
At least in the immediate vicinity of the beach. A dune area has also been recreated to slow the movement of sand. Tomorrow, the light rail stop connecting the city center to Centomila Beach will be completed. Cagliari's new dream.
The full article by Alessandra Carta in L'Unione Sarda, available on newsstands and the Digital App today.
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