Italian Real Estate 2018 is "locking down" Cala Lupo beach. For a few days now, the entrance to this enchanting stretch of Stintino coast has been fenced off with 1.80-meter-high metal fences, effectively blocking direct access to the water.

A fence enclosing the area—a residence with a swimming pool and two adjacent plots of land—was purchased at auction by the Rome-based company and is now undergoing a major redevelopment project. These barriers have sparked protests from residents of the adjacent resort and those who have used the beach for forty years.

"We understand that they want to deny us direct access to the beach, where umbrellas and loungers will be set up, an area where an old ordinance prohibits the use of beach facilities," complain the residents, approximately 800 condominiums of the tourist village that overlooks the beach. The owner has cordoned off the spaces with a measure he considers legitimate , and a verification process is underway to verify the legality of the occupation, if it occurred outside of state-owned areas.

Everything is being verified by the relevant bodies: the Municipality of Stintino, the State Property Agency, and the Regional Landscape Protection Service. Stintino's mayor, Rita Vallebella, has initiated an investigation to verify the legality of the occupation outside of state-owned areas: "The Municipality is ready to protect access to the sea, which we consider sacred." In 2023, with an ordinance, the mayor reopened the beach access point, which had previously been closed to swimmers, with instructions to restore access to the sea.

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