Using SPID to secure a spot in paradise. This is how it works in Punta Molentis: to access the restricted-access beach in the municipality of Villasimius, you need to register on the portal, including using your digital ID. And it doesn't matter if foreign tourists don't have one; these are the rules. They're complicated and different for each of the eleven locations on the island where vacationer access has been limited to protect the environment.

Of course, the island's jewels must be protected. Fortunately, no one disputes that. But doing so in a haphazard and chaotic manner, as is happening from Tuerredda to La Pelosa, passing through Cala Mariolu and Biderosa, has drawn a barrage of criticism from tourists, residents, environmentalists, and beach businesses.

This is why the Region has already launched a medium- to long-term strategy to consistently manage arrivals to the island's beaches. These beaches are as beautiful as they are delicate when trampled by thousands of people every day. "The numbers don't lie: 92.4% of vacationers who arrive in Sardinia do so to go to the beach," says the regional councilor for tourism, Franco Cuccureddu. "Everyone wants to bathe in Sardinia's pearls, and the only way to satisfy them is to manage admissions transparently and sensibly."