"Obligation for the holders of the concessions to allow free and free access and transit, to reach the shoreline in front of the area included in the concession, also for the purpose of bathing". This is the paragraph of the financial law 2007 which should guarantee the right of any individual to stop and swim on the shore of an equipped beach. Clearly, within the boundary of the five meters intended for free transit and access, between the sea and the factory. Ironically, the beach ordinances contradict this rule, prohibiting an endless list of activities, including building sand castles and occupying space with a towel.
From this paradox a hodgepodge was born on what the rules to follow really are. The bathing establishments that now cover most of the Italian coast impose various rules which effectively prevent access to any individual who does not pay for the equipment. It is forbidden to occupy the five-metre beam with umbrellas, deckchairs and other similar accessories, which are often not even specified, as in the Lido of Venice where any "equipment, even if precarious" is outlawed.
In the various private beaches of Amalfi, Capalbio, Grosseto, Fiumicino and Forte dei Marmi, the use of the towel in the "shoreline" is prohibited. Sardonically, the passage of horses is allowed on the free beach… How can you have to suffer this injustice if you simply want to take a dip in the sea? Even the fun disappears when such bans appear: "You may not play any game if it is likely to harm or annoy others" and "You may not build sand castles".
However, returning to the paragraph of the law, this too is a fairly abstract statement. The word "access" can mean anything and does not necessarily allow parking in the shoreline area. Furthermore, "even for the purpose of bathing" is an ambiguous statement. As he says Mario Gerevini in the Corriere della Sera, perhaps "a shower is better", instead of tackling all this crossword puzzle.
