The factories in Liguria at work for the summer

Liguria, the first region in Italy, allows the bathers to return to set up the establishments, a sign of hope and an act of necessity, given the weight that seaside tourism has in the regional GDP. Liguria allowed it with a decree of the governor Giovanni Toti that goes beyond the last Dpcm. The president anticipated one of the country's 'restarting' issues at the time of the coronavirus. Thinking about a summer without umbrellas in Italy is science fiction. And while Liguria looks optimistically at the bathing and sun season and begins to get beautiful, the theme of summer by the sea makes its way into the national debate. The lifeguards of Rimini, however, think in the opposite way and claim that the season does not start without a vaccine. And then they define "madness" the idea of ​​creating plexiglass boxes among the umbrellas. "Those who want to advertise themselves are shot," says Mauro Vanni, president of the Cooperative Bagnini Rimini Sud which brings together most of the bathing establishments in the city of Romagna.
Between the Liguria that becomes beautiful and the Rimini lifeguards who dream of the vaccine, there are those who among the seaside resorts of Romagna do not give up the business and rent beach beds to customers with home delivery to be used in the home gardens or on the balconies. While also in Abruzzo he thinks about work on the beach.
In Alassio, historical destination for the seaside tourism of many Piedmontese and Lombards, you can breathe a cautious optimism and welcome the opening of Toti to return to set up the 'bathrooms'. "We needed this opening.
Someone is already moving, but many will leave after May 4th. In 15 days a small bathroom is assembled, for a large one 40 are needed. And here we can also repair the damage of the storms ", explains Emanuele Schivo, owner of the Bernardino bathroom and president of the 'Bagni Marini' association which represents 99% of the Alaxian plants. So let's start painting and arranging kiosks and booths. "We do it with hope and with the hope that in the middle or the end of June you can be in Phase 3 and you can stay on the beach respecting safety rules, "says Schivo.
Alassio does not want to hear about less umbrellas on the beach, of plexiglass boxes, of less cabins, of primitive bands. "Imaginative ideas. What matters is the WHO indication: 4 people in 10 square meters and we will organize the bathroom on this. I am cautious, I would not speak of limitations. The season will kick off in Phase 3 and I am convinced that we will succeed to save it, perhaps extending it until October. " It will still be an anomalous season, but Schivo thinks positive. "One can hope." Meanwhile, the beach 'eaten' by the storms has returned to its place.