On the eve of the legal deadline for submitting the request for pre-emption by the municipality, region and ministry of culture, the story of the Gallinara Island, in Liguria, in front of Albenga and Alassio (Savona) seems to be heading towards a solution. become the private property of a Ukrainian tycoon.
According to what ANSA learns from sources close to the local Mibact offices, there would be a concrete desire of the ministry led by Franceschini to intervene by tomorrow by exercising the right of pre-emption for a part of the island, in particular the large manor house to then make it public and leave it open to visitors.
Known for its very particular shape reminiscent of that of a turtle, the island of Gallinara owned by the Church until 1842 and subsequently sold to private individuals, belonged to an Srl which belonged to 9 Ligurian and Piedmontese families.
On June 17, the transfer of ownership to a Monte Carlo company linked to the Ukrainian magnate Olexandr Boguslayev.
Located 1.5 kilometers from the coast, the island is a nature reserve.
The news of the purchase by the Russian tycoon dates back to the first days of August.
In the following days, Minister Franceschini, in an interview with 'Il Corriere della Sera', said he was in favor of assessing the situation.
The vipresident of the justice commission in the Chamber Franco Vazio then reiterated the minister's interest: "The Gallinara island must become a public good, to be protected and preserved, and above all it must be accessible to all - wrote Vazio - because of our history and of our community ".
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