Still wearing a sense of loss for these surreal spring bridges in an Italy tight in the grip of the lockdown, the desire for the summer holiday coveted by everyone grows. But there are still many doubts and the only certainty seems to be that you do not want to spend hours on the beach closed inside the now famous plexiglass box proposed by a company as an anti-contagion measure. While awaiting government decisions on reopenings, the seaside world, which alone boasts a third of the 470 million tourist presences in Italy, asks for common rules, but also adequate for the many types of coasts present on the almost eight thousand kilometers of Italian coasts. However, more than one manager does not forget the enormous effort made in recent months by doctors and nurses and launches free days on the beach and "vouchers for angels" dedicated to those who fought the Covid-19 on the front line.
ADVANCED VENETO, RESERVATIONS AND APARTMENTS ON THE BEACH - Redistribution of spaces (with spacing of umbrellas, dedicated access paths and attention not to create promiscuity and gatherings), sanitization (not only of bathrooms, showers and common areas but also of umbrellas , deckchairs and sun loungers), prohibition of parking and remote booking and sale of entrances and services. Venetian bathers work on this, also strong in the width of the beach which in some areas extends over 400 meters, they also work on creating spaces on the beach up to 50 square meters, a sort of "apartment" in the sun available to families. And if foreign bookings collapse, Caorle does not give up: "It will be a bit like going back to the 60s, with almost exclusively Italian tourism".
EMILIA DREAMS THE DEPARTURE AND BRING THE BEDS TO HOME - Umbrellas spaced far more than today, a steward in each establishment to keep their distance and finally catering directly under an umbrella and in hotels, in every room or terrace where you can eat. Meanwhile, two managers of Rimini launch the beach beds delivered to their homes to get better in quarantine sunbathing on the terrace or in the garden and start dreaming about the sea.
IN LIGURIA BALNEARIES AT WORK ALREADY FOR 15 DAYS - In Liguria, thinking of a summer without sea is a horror film and as early as mid-April the Region has authorized 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 and given that here the sea always tries to "steal" a little more beach from man.
IN CAMPANIA AT THE STUDIO CLOSED NUMBER, TEMPERATURE AND GATES - Detection of the temperature and gates in Cilento but also a closed and vigilant number among bathers on the Amalfi coast. In Maiori they assure that "there will be no stretches of unguarded beaches". In Ischia we think of floating platforms in front of the beaches, 'islands' for 2/3 people equipped with sunbeds and sheltered with a roof of leaves.
APP AND BRACELET SOUND ARE PROPOSED IN LAZIO - An app that allows you to choose a public establishment or beach, equipment or even just a pitch and choose the preferred shift and an electronic rubber bracelet equipped with sound sensors that are activated when another intercepts bracelet at a predefined distance. It is the proposal of the Dem club in Ostia.
IN PUGLIA THINKING IS A BUFFER FOR TOURISTS AND SALENTO OPENS TO AUTISTICS - Waiting to know what will change after May 4 in Salento four beautiful beaches open to people suffering from autism spectrum disorder, attention disorders and intellectual disability serious. In the meantime, the Apulian governor Michele Emiliano thinks about making swabs to those who decide to spend their holidays in Puglia to guarantee all the other guests and explains: "We need the beach companies to help us make checks, make distancing and also manage the sections of free beach".
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA WITH ENTRANCE BRACELETS AND PERIMETER AREAS - Friuli Venezia Giulia also prepares phase 3 assuming the reduction of the density of the umbrellas, access to the services through the bracelet provided at the entrance, perimeter areas, online booking and services under the umbrella .
SARDINIA ALSO THINKS TO DEFEND ITS UNIQUE NATURE - Plexiglas boxes ("should try them with our Mistral at 40 knots) as" idiotic speculation "and explain:" You have to hear the virologists, who have already said that open air, salt water, sun and heat should play their part against the proliferation of Covid-19, and entrepreneurs, who are already facing an unprecedented crisis, and not philosophers. "Another appeal comes from the island: "Watch out for the environment. Our beaches do not allow "sanitized" walkways because they would have a devastating impact on an already fragile ecosystem. "There is also an entrepreneur who offers the" buffer voucher-Covid-19 ", a discounted offer on travel and stay on the island and the swab a few days before boarding.
However, the real challenge will be played on free beaches, which for many are an obligatory choice for economic reasons. Here the hypotheses on the field are even more from the 'closed number' accesses, to the controls with drones and policemen among bathers. But still everything is in the pen of the legislator and in the dreams of normality and relaxation of the Italians.