Free beaches in Liguria, few and second class. The rights of bathers in our region are guaranteed on paper

Liguria has an ambitious regional law on paper: 40% of the beaches in each municipality must be free. In reality, few respect it. The region is last in Italy for the percentage of free beaches, equal to 30%. Then there is the singular case of the Malpasso beach, in Finale Ligure, which is free but requires a fee. An expedient devised to limit admissions. And which Sestri Levante now wants to replicate in the Bay of Silence. For Legambiente it is the first step towards privatisation