More than half country’s shoreline managed by private concessions despite being public property
There is an Italian expression, derived from a 1963 song by Piero Focaccia, that neatly encapsulates the deeply ingrained rituals of summertime beachgoers:Year in, year out, this often extends to paying a tidy sum to rent the same cabin, same lounger and same umbrella covering the same patch of sand, at the same lido or beach resort, preferably in a prestigious row close to the shoreline, for an entire season.
The number of private beach establishments, such as those in Ostia, has doubled over the past two decades to 12,166.The cost of going to a beach club has also increased. The daily price for two loungers and an umbrella averages €20-30, and reaches €75 in the more upmarket resorts. Claudio, the owner of the family-run establishment in question, said paying customers have been coming to the resort for years, and that it is his duty to protect them from potentially unsavoury intruders. He is also responsible for keeping the beach clean, and providing showers, toilets, dining facilities and a lifeguard service. “When you enter, you enter my house,” he said. “Anyone who wants to transit can do so, but they cannot stay.
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