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Class war breaks out on Italy's beaches, as the ultra-rich carve out their patch of sand
"Private beach clubs are taking over the country's coastline, forcing average families onto crowded patches of shoreline.
The notoriously regulated world of Italian beaches has long been a source of irritation and, occasionally, acrimony, during the long hot month of August. If you are prepared to pay enough to the private beach clubs, sunbathing on the emerald coast or the Italian Riviera can be a delightful and ordered experience.
But less prosperous sun-seekers, hoping to find an acceptable patch of public sand for free, often find themselves in an unseemly scrum. This summer, as austerity bites in Italy, class war has broken out on Italy's coast.
Record numbers of ordinary Italians are forsaking the traditional month-long summer break by the sea, according to Rosario Trefiletti, president of consumer group Federconsumatori. "For the first time," said Trefiletti, "the number of Italians enjoying a real holiday has plunged to around 37%, not counting those who are eking out time off using long weekends." Low-wage earners, he added, are having a "horrible summer", in unusually scorching temperatures."
Class war breaks out on Italy's beaches, as the ultra-rich carve out their patch of sand
"Private beach clubs are taking over the country's coastline, forcing average families onto crowded patches of shoreline.
The notoriously regulated world of Italian beaches has long been a source of irritation and, occasionally, acrimony, during the long hot month of August. If you are prepared to pay enough to the private beach clubs, sunbathing on the emerald coast or the Italian Riviera can be a delightful and ordered experience.
But less prosperous sun-seekers, hoping to find an acceptable patch of public sand for free, often find themselves in an unseemly scrum. This summer, as austerity bites in Italy, class war has broken out on Italy's coast.
Record numbers of ordinary Italians are forsaking the traditional month-long summer break by the sea, according to Rosario Trefiletti, president of consumer group Federconsumatori. "For the first time," said Trefiletti, "the number of Italians enjoying a real holiday has plunged to around 37%, not counting those who are eking out time off using long weekends." Low-wage earners, he added, are having a "horrible summer", in unusually scorching temperatures."
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